diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fuzzywuzzy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fuzzywuzzy/default.nix
index 03faeaf38a80..b6181f23f9af 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fuzzywuzzy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fuzzywuzzy/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  setuptools,
   levenshtein,
   pycodestyle,
   hypothesis,
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "fuzzywuzzy";
   version = "0.18.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   __structuredAttrs = true;
 
@@ -21,7 +22,10 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
     sha256 = "1s00zn75y2dkxgnbw8kl8dw4p1mc77cv78fwfa4yb0274s96w0a5";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ levenshtein ];
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [ levenshtein ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pycodestyle
     hypothesis