diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-cloud-container/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-cloud-container/default.nix
index 00cff97e133a..4d55bc739a23 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-cloud-container/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-cloud-container/default.nix
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@
 , pytest-asyncio
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "google-cloud-container";
   version = "2.37.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-kHWB2/iCAXFlHnifL+aPaU0i3xmgf1rOSsk8JhCx1Dk=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     google-api-core
     libcst