diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nvchecker/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nvchecker/default.nix
index fbfcd1cd1b66..d93ae1ba406d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nvchecker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nvchecker/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "nvchecker";
-  version = "2.15.1";
+  version = "2.16";
   pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "lilydjwg";
     repo = "nvchecker";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-dK3rZCoSukCzPOFVectQiF6qplUuDBh9qyN8JL0+j20=";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-HdL3BnjQZzKXtjhQqDst6dJH82g3BONFsGUnwzDMRDA=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    setuptools
     docutils
     installShellFiles
   ];