diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/wavefile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/wavefile/default.nix
index 4ced79638a82..4a8272e2f668 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/wavefile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/wavefile/default.nix
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "wavefile";
-  version = "1.5";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "1.6.2";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "vokimon";
     repo = "python-wavefile";
-    rev = "python-wavefile-${version}";
-    sha256 = "9sHj1gb93mCVpejRGSdLJzeFDCeTflZctE7kMWfqFrE=";
+    rev = "refs/tags/python-wavefile-${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-TLSWhLARY+3sHkl2p3d3LDGzLu6DggjTJWFpyrwRXSI=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [