diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/identify/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/identify/default.nix
index 8bffa5524096..252a40b7cbe2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/identify/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/identify/default.nix
@@ -4,23 +4,28 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 , ukkonen
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "identify";
   version = "2.5.34";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "pre-commit";
-    repo = pname;
+    repo = "identify";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
     hash = "sha256-q1RVFdDFUkKGaKpcbasXHks+OZhVRZUy3ufuruBZiPA=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     editdistance-s
     pytestCheckHook