diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/eyed3/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/eyed3/default.nix
index be683a9cc0c9..10dc8a3bf455 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/eyed3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/eyed3/default.nix
@@ -1,37 +1,42 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
   isPyPy,
-  six,
+  setuptools,
   filetype,
   deprecation,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
-  version = "0.9.7";
-  format = "setuptools";
-  pname = "eyeD3";
+  version = "0.9.8";
+  pname = "eyed3";
+  pyproject = true;
+
   disabled = isPyPy;
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-k7GOk5M3akURT5QJ18yhGftvT5o31LaXtQCvSLTFzw8=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "nicfit";
+    repo = "eyeD3";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-erjTgHjtrUMBj09/s3sZzct6Tg979a16a4fVGnwT0qk=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    deprecation
+    filetype
+  ];
+
   # requires special test data:
   # https://github.com/nicfit/eyeD3/blob/103198e265e3279384f35304e8218be6717c2976/Makefile#L97
   doCheck = false;
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    deprecation
-    filetype
-    six
-  ];
-
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python module and command line program for processing ID3 tags";
     mainProgram = "eyeD3";
+    downloadPage = "https://github.com/nicfit/eyeD3";
     homepage = "https://eyed3.nicfit.net/";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ lovek323 ];