diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/docling-parse/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/docling-parse/default.nix
index 8bf765c20e41..6f4ec7aeeaa1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/docling-parse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/docling-parse/default.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-8eHYMvfjPuGgrgrlqEh061ug+yer+1nQLbeDR1dQu68=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
+      --replace-fail \
+        '"cmake>=3.27.0,<4.0.0"' \
+        '"cmake>=3.27.0"'
+  '';
+
   dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [