diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zxcvbn/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zxcvbn/default.nix
index f6fbcb8945d8..f680dd2e100d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zxcvbn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zxcvbn/default.nix
@@ -2,24 +2,31 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  setuptools,
   pytestCheckHook,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "zxcvbn";
   version = "4.5.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
 
   # no tests included in PyPI tarball
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "dwolfhub";
     repo = "zxcvbn-python";
-    tag = "v${version}";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
     hash = "sha256-0SVJkJMEMnZVMpamDVP02kMwWRSj5zGlrMYG9kn0aXQ=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "zxcvbn" ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Python implementation of Dropbox's realistic password strength estimator";
     mainProgram = "zxcvbn";
@@ -27,4 +34,4 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ ];
   };
-}
+})