diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nlpcloud/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nlpcloud/default.nix
index f9e16e828652..e8dfdb7b116a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nlpcloud/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nlpcloud/default.nix
@@ -2,20 +2,23 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  setuptools,
   requests,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "nlpcloud";
-  version = "1.1.46";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "1.1.47";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-NmNu1Rf6mN+Q8FdpeNYQ508ksqkIV7oOp8CrlDN1qPU=";
+    hash = "sha256-zj6hurPEzNlbrD6trq+zQHBNg4lJMGw+XHV51rBa9Mk=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ requests ];
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [ requests ];
 
   # upstream has no tests
   doCheck = false;