diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysmhi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysmhi/default.nix
index 2a7cc8700758..3b714485dfe8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysmhi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysmhi/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   freezegun,
   lib,
   poetry-core,
+  pyprojectVersionPatchHook,
   pytest-cov-stub,
   pytestCheckHook,
   syrupy,
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-9t/mhmQfNwuX2QVS1OOeKZOARXK9otjGtwJEfVeizPU=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pyprojectVersionPatchHook
+  ];
+
   build-system = [ poetry-core ];
 
   dependencies = [