diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jwt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jwt/default.nix
index 8f2b623ccca6..c420372cee61 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jwt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jwt/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   pythonOlder,
+  setuptools,
   cryptography,
   freezegun,
   pytestCheckHook,
@@ -12,11 +13,11 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "jwt";
   version = "1.4.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    inherit version;
     owner = "GehirnInc";
     repo = "python-jwt";
     tag = "v${version}";
@@ -28,7 +29,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     substituteInPlace setup.cfg --replace "--flake8" ""
   '';
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ cryptography ];
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [ cryptography ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
@@ -38,10 +41,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "jwt" ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "JSON Web Token library for Python 3";
     homepage = "https://github.com/GehirnInc/python-jwt";
-    license = licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ thornycrackers ];
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ thornycrackers ];
   };
 }