diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pscript/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pscript/default.nix
index 499f479b4d88..c9673c7eb900 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pscript/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pscript/default.nix
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  flit-core,
   pytestCheckHook,
   nodejs,
   pythonOlder,
-  setuptools,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pscript";
-  version = "0.7.7";
+  version = "0.8.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "flexxui";
     repo = "pscript";
     tag = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-AhVI+7FiWyH+DfAXnau4aAHJAJtsWEpmnU90ey2z35o=";
+    hash = "sha256-pqjig3dFJ4zfpor6TT6fiBMS7lAtJE/bAYbzl46W/YY=";
   };
 
-  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+  build-system = [ flit-core ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python to JavaScript compiler";
     homepage = "https://pscript.readthedocs.io";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/flexxui/pscript/blob/v${version}/docs/releasenotes.rst";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/flexxui/pscript/blob/${src.tag}/docs/releasenotes.rst";
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ matthiasbeyer ];
   };