diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiosqlite/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiosqlite/default.nix
index 022e34e23c1b..2ad77ee673f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiosqlite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiosqlite/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , aiounittest
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, flit-core
 , isPy27
 , pytestCheckHook
 , typing-extensions
@@ -9,14 +10,19 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "aiosqlite";
-  version = "0.17.0";
+  version = "0.18.0";
+  format = "pyproject";
   disabled = isPy27;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-8OaswkvEhkFJJnrIL7Rt+zvkRV+Z/iHfgmCcxua67lE=";
+    hash = "sha256-+qhD71+wi6/pqbOFkBLT2db3fONjeJneIGBrf8OaohM=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    flit-core
+  ];
+
   checkInputs = [
     aiounittest
     pytestCheckHook