diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mkdocs-git-authors-plugin/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mkdocs-git-authors-plugin/default.nix
index 5b249d65626e..f7b3e266675e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mkdocs-git-authors-plugin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mkdocs-git-authors-plugin/default.nix
@@ -2,32 +2,40 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  pythonOlder,
+  setuptools,
   mkdocs,
+  gitMinimal,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "mkdocs-git-authors-plugin";
-  version = "0.9.2";
-  format = "setuptools";
-
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
+  version = "0.10.0";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "timvink";
     repo = "mkdocs-git-authors-plugin";
     tag = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-2ITro34lZ+tz7ev7Yuh1wJjsSNik6VUTt3dupIajmLU=";
+    hash = "sha256-Uy1XgSJchA7hkc9i4hE8Ws4OWY5GRzvfnhKkZvxT2d0=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ mkdocs ];
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace src/mkdocs_git_authors_plugin/git/command.py \
+      --replace-fail 'args = ["git"]' 'args = ["${gitMinimal}/bin/git"]'
+  '';
+
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [ mkdocs ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "mkdocs_git_authors_plugin" ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "Lightweight MkDocs plugin to display git authors of a markdown page";
     homepage = "https://github.com/timvink/mkdocs-git-authors-plugin";
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ totoroot ];
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ totoroot ];
   };
 }