diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cx-freeze/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cx-freeze/default.nix
index 44dc7e32fd4b..d8e05e3e70fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cx-freeze/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cx-freeze/default.nix
@@ -1,54 +1,53 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
+  distutils,
   fetchPypi,
   pythonOlder,
   ncurses,
+  packaging,
   setuptools,
   filelock,
-  typing-extensions,
   wheel,
   patchelf,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "cx-freeze";
-  version = "7.1.1";
+  version = "7.2.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.11";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     pname = "cx_freeze";
     inherit version;
-    hash = "sha256-M1wwutDj5lNlXyMJkzCEWL7cmXuvW3qZXoZB3rousoc=";
+    hash = "sha256-xX9xAbTTUTJGSx7IjLiUjDt8W07OS7NUwWCRWJyzNYM=";
   };
 
-  pythonRelaxDeps = [
-    "setuptools"
-    "wheel"
-  ];
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i /patchelf/d pyproject.toml
+    # Build system requirements
+    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
+      --replace-fail "setuptools>=65.6.3,<71" "setuptools" \
+      --replace-fail "wheel>=0.42.0,<=0.43.0" "wheel"
+  '';
 
   build-system = [
     setuptools
     wheel
   ];
 
-  buildInputs = [
-    ncurses
-  ];
+  buildInputs = [ ncurses ];
 
   dependencies = [
+    distutils
     filelock
+    packaging
     setuptools
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.10") [
-    typing-extensions
+    wheel
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    sed -i /patchelf/d pyproject.toml
-  '';
-
   makeWrapperArgs = [
     "--prefix"
     "PATH"
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     (lib.makeBinPath [ patchelf ])
   ];
 
-  # fails to find Console even though it exists on python 3.x
+  # Fails to find Console even though it exists on python 3.x
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {