diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mkdocs-autorefs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mkdocs-autorefs/default.nix
index 5fdd6e0f9be8..a13ab343e6e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mkdocs-autorefs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mkdocs-autorefs/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "mkdocs-autorefs";
   version = "1.2.0";
-  format = "pyproject";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       --replace 'dynamic = ["version"]' 'version = "${version}"'
   '';
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pdm-backend ];
+  build-system = [ pdm-backend ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  dependencies = [
     markdown
     mkdocs
   ];