diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dj-rest-auth/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dj-rest-auth/default.nix
index 5e1e1a57928d..bbbb2aeabd03 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dj-rest-auth/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dj-rest-auth/default.nix
@@ -9,18 +9,19 @@
 , responses
 , unittest-xml-reporting
 , python
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "dj-rest-auth";
-  version = "5.0.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "5.0.2";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "iMerica";
     repo = "dj-rest-auth";
     rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-PTFUZ54vKlufKCQyJb+QB/+hI15r+Z0auTjnc38yMLg=";
+    hash = "sha256-TqeNpxXn+v89fEiJ4AVNhp8blCfYQKFQfYmZ6/QlRbQ=";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       --replace "==" ">="
   '';
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     django
   ];