diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pony/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pony/default.nix
index 892cb0829baf..46a4daffe625 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pony/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pony/default.nix
@@ -4,22 +4,27 @@
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
 , pythonAtLeast
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pony";
   version = "0.7.17";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8" || pythonAtLeast "3.12";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "ponyorm";
-    repo = pname;
+    repo = "pony";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
     hash = "sha256-wBqw+YHKlxYplgsYL1pbkusHyPfCaVPcH/Yku6WDYbE=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
@@ -27,6 +32,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   disabledTests = [
     # Tests are outdated
     "test_method"
+    # https://github.com/ponyorm/pony/issues/704
+    "test_composite_param"
+    "test_equal_json"
+    "test_equal_list"
+    "test_len"
+    "test_ne"
+    "test_nonzero"
+    "test_query"
   ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [
@@ -36,6 +49,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Library for advanced object-relational mapping";
     homepage = "https://ponyorm.org/";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/ponyorm/pony/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ d-goldin xvapx ];
   };