diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/brunt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/brunt/default.nix
index 48dd241752dd..d46494dbc729 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/brunt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/brunt/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  setuptools,
+  setuptools-scm,
   aiohttp,
   requests,
   pytest-cov-stub,
@@ -12,14 +14,19 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "brunt";
   version = "1.2.0";
 
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit (finalAttrs) pname version;
     sha256 = "e704627dc7b9c0a50c67ae90f1d320b14f99f2b2fc9bf1ef0461b141dcf1bce9";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     aiohttp
     requests
   ];