diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sipyco/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sipyco/default.nix
index 438072e9b072..277aa4961f3d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sipyco/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sipyco/default.nix
@@ -2,31 +2,33 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  pythonOlder,
+  setuptools,
   pytestCheckHook,
   numpy,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "sipyco";
-  version = "1.4";
-  format = "setuptools";
-
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+  version = "1.8";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "m-labs";
     repo = "sipyco";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-sEYWtp11piUIa8YyuTOdFIIJ2GfcrUb+HEzPVKr4hW8=";
+    hash = "sha256-PPnAyDedUQ7Og/Cby9x5OT9wMkNGTP8GS53V6N/dk4w=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy ];
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [ numpy ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "sipyco" ];
 
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Simple Python Communications - used by the ARTIQ experimental control package";
     mainProgram = "sipyco_rpctool";