diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/xxh/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/xxh/default.nix
index c03708f08a31..386b8cafbd12 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/xxh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/xxh/default.nix
@@ -1,26 +1,41 @@
-{ lib, fetchFromGitHub, buildPythonApplication, pexpect, pyyaml, openssh, nixosTests }:
+{ lib
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, buildPythonApplication
+, pexpect
+, pyyaml
+, openssh
+, nixosTests
+, pythonOlder
+}:
 
 buildPythonApplication rec{
   pname = "xxh";
-  version = "0.8.8";
+  version = "0.8.9";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = pname;
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-TzC8GTDmnYN56Rp5DyZxh+yGrkgWr6Xt86a/jyB3j5k=";
+    hash = "sha256-Uo7xFwE9e5MFWDlNWq15kg+4xf/hF4WGUNTpTK+rgVg=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pexpect pyyaml openssh ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    pexpect
+    pyyaml
+    openssh
+  ];
 
   passthru.tests = {
     inherit (nixosTests) xxh;
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Bring your favorite shell wherever you go through ssh";
+    description = "Bring your favorite shell wherever you go through SSH";
     homepage = "https://github.com/xxh/xxh";
     license = licenses.bsd2;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.pasqui23 ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ pasqui23 ];
   };
 }