diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyblackbird/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyblackbird/default.nix
index fd8f46a968fe..e710ccb21480 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyblackbird/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyblackbird/default.nix
@@ -3,17 +3,21 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pyserial
 , pyserial-asyncio
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pyblackbird";
-  version = "0.5";
+  version = "0.6";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "koolsb";
     repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "0m1yd1cb3z8011x7nicxpf091bdcwghcphn0l21c65f71rabzg6s";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-+ehzrr+RrwFKOOuxBq3+mwnuMPxZFV4QTZG1IRgsbLc=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -23,11 +27,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   # Test setup try to create a serial port
   doCheck = false;
-  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pyblackbird" ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "pyblackbird"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python implementation for Monoprice Blackbird units";
     homepage = "https://github.com/koolsb/pyblackbird";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/koolsb/pyblackbird/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = with licenses; [ mit ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
   };