diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-pylint/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-pylint/default.nix
index 7a9903def54c..5df06f4dbc35 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-pylint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-pylint/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  setuptools,
   pylint,
   pytest,
   pytestCheckHook,
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pytest-pylint";
   version = "0.21.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -23,12 +24,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace setup.py \
-      --replace "pytest-runner" ""
+      --replace-fail "pytest-runner" ""
   '';
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   buildInputs = [ pytest ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  dependencies = [
     pylint
     toml
   ];