diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/lazy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/lazy/default.nix
index a7baf15384cd..ba9bdc9a6256 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/lazy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/lazy/default.nix
@@ -2,19 +2,26 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  setuptools,
+  pytestCheckHook,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "lazy";
-  version = "1.4";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "1.6";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "2c6d27a5ab130fb85435320651a47403adcb37ecbcc501b0c6606391f65f5b43";
-    extension = "zip";
+    hash = "sha256-cScyTscJ6DJPCMtGEcGr4Bd2vaU7uc5o3F36RsoO0+k=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "lazy" ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Lazy attributes for Python objects";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd2;