diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cligj/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cligj/default.nix
index cf91b206452c..3fd33c9e64b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cligj/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cligj/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  setuptools,
   click,
   pytest,
 }:
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "cligj";
   version = "0.7.2";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "mapbox";
@@ -18,7 +19,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-0f9+I6ozX93Vn0l7+WR0mpddDZymJQ3+Krovt6co22Y=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ click ];
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [ click ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytest