diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mizani/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mizani/default.nix
index 8fa9aa116039..5777f31bcc41 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mizani/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mizani/default.nix
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
 , scipy
+, setuptools-scm
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "mizani";
-  version = "0.7.4";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "0.8.1";
+  format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
@@ -20,9 +21,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "has2k1";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-oqbo/aQ5L1nQO8BvXH6/8PBPiWcv2m/LUjwow8+J90w=";
+    hash = "sha256-VE0M5/s8/XmmAe8EE/FcHBFGc9ppVWuYOYMuajQeZww=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     matplotlib
     palettable