diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pubnub/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pubnub/default.nix
index bcf34af7728b..4ffe4f45b3e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pubnub/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pubnub/default.nix
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@
 , pytest-asyncio
 , requests
 , pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pubnub";
   version = "7.4.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-XYovKAk2GEMi7GE/DVtLjMbww7guGkZzDOHC7Z6ZpJo=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     aiohttp
     cbor2