diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/wrapio/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/wrapio/default.nix
index 9227009647d1..bf1dd3f5763d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/wrapio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/wrapio/default.nix
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , pythonOlder
 , fetchPypi
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "wrapio";
   version = "2.0.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.5";
 
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-CUocIbdZ/tJQCxAHzhFpB267ynlXf8Mu+thcRRc0yeg=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   doCheck = false;
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "wrapio" ];