diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/samplerate/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/samplerate/default.nix
index 7ac9950a6966..0b7d81a94d96 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/samplerate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/samplerate/default.nix
@@ -2,33 +2,56 @@
 , stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
+
+# build-system
+, cmake
+, setuptools
+, setuptools-scm
+, pybind11
+
+# dependencies
 , cffi
 , numpy
+
+# native dependencies
 , libsamplerate
+
+# tests
 , pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "samplerate";
-  version = "0.1.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "0.2.1";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "tuxu";
     repo = "python-samplerate";
-    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-lHZ9SVnKcsEsnKYXR/QocGbKPEoA7yCZxXvrNPeH1rA=";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-/9NFJcn8R0DFjVhFAIYOtzZM90hjVIfsVXFlS0nHNhA=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace setup.py \
-      --replace ", 'pytest-runner'" ""
-
-    substituteInPlace samplerate/lowlevel.py --replace \
-      "lib_filename = _find_library('samplerate')" \
-      'lib_filename = "${libsamplerate.out}/lib/libsamplerate${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}"'
+    # unvendor pybind11, libsamplerate
+    rm -r external
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "add_subdirectory(external)" "find_package(pybind11 REQUIRED)"
   '';
 
+  build-system = [
+    cmake
+    setuptools
+    setuptools-scm
+    pybind11
+  ];
+
+  dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    libsamplerate
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     cffi
     numpy