diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fontparts/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fontparts/default.nix
index bc6b8c1e797a..43bf78c3dd3b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fontparts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fontparts/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
-      --replace-fail ', "vcs-versioning"' ""
+      --replace-fail ', "vcs-versioning"' "" \
+      --replace-fail "setuptools_scm[toml]>=3.4,<10" "setuptools_scm[toml]"
+    substituteInPlace setup.cfg \
+      --replace-fail "setuptools_scm==9.2.2" "setuptools_scm"
   '';
 
   build-system = [