diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/routeros-api/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/routeros-api/default.nix
index 1f5812b44c1a..2d6208ce27b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/routeros-api/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/routeros-api/default.nix
@@ -2,36 +2,40 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  six,
+  pythonOlder,
   mock,
+  setuptools,
   tox,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "routeros-api";
-  version = "0.17.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "0.18.1";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.9";
 
-  # N.B. The version published on PyPI is missing tests.
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "socialwifi";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "wpIfeYZ1w/yoNCHLYFVjn0O4Rb+N5lfvYzhGuN+HDTA=";
+    repo = "routeros-api";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-6IpoByG3YhHh2dPS18ufaoI1vzTZBsZa9WNHS/fImrg=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     mock
     tox
   ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ six ];
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "routeros_api" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Python API to RouterBoard devices produced by MikroTik.";
+    description = "Python API to RouterBoard devices produced by MikroTik";
     homepage = "https://github.com/socialwifi/RouterOS-api";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/socialwifi/RouterOS-api/blob/${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ quentin ];
-    platforms = platforms.all;
   };
 }