diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/libgpiod/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gpiod/default.nix
similarity index 80%
rename from pkgs/development/python-modules/libgpiod/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/python-modules/gpiod/default.nix
index 6a1c3ca6f1d5..248dffdcc939 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/libgpiod/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gpiod/default.nix
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   libgpiod,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 buildPythonPackage {
-  inherit (libgpiod) pname version src;
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pname = "gpiod";
+  inherit (libgpiod) version src;
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
   buildInputs = [ libgpiod ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gpiodevice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gpiodevice/default.nix
index 0cba569db157..f024870aaedc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gpiodevice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gpiodevice/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   hatchling,
   hatch-fancy-pypi-readme,
-  libgpiod,
+  gpiod,
   mock,
 }:
 buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   dependencies = [
-    libgpiod
+    gpiod
   ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/universal-silabs-flasher/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/universal-silabs-flasher/default.nix
index c415b0d11680..9b2a23664e2b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/universal-silabs-flasher/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/universal-silabs-flasher/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   click,
   coloredlogs,
   crc,
-  libgpiod,
+  gpiod,
   pyserial-asyncio-fast,
   typing-extensions,
   zigpy,
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     typing-extensions
     zigpy
   ]
-  ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux) [ libgpiod ];
+  ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux) [ gpiod ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/custom-components/gpio/package.nix b/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/custom-components/gpio/package.nix
index 9c53c94e7ee8..327ad206cb4d 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/custom-components/gpio/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/home-assistant/custom-components/gpio/package.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildHomeAssistantComponent,
   fetchFromCodeberg,
-  libgpiod,
+  gpiod,
 }:
 
 buildHomeAssistantComponent rec {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ buildHomeAssistantComponent rec {
     hash = "sha256-JyyJPI0lbZLJj+016WgS1KXU5rnxUmRMafel4/wKsYk=";
   };
 
-  dependencies = [ libgpiod ];
+  dependencies = [ gpiod ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "Home Assistant GPIO custom integration";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
index 3f7af9295e62..139c2c39f18f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ mapAliases {
   lcov_cobertura = throw "'lcov_cobertura' has been renamed to/replaced by 'lcov-cobertura'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-29
   ldap = throw "'ldap' has been renamed to/replaced by 'python-ldap'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-29
   ledger_agent = throw "'ledger_agent' has been renamed to/replaced by 'ledger-agent'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-29
+  libgpiod = gpiod; # added 2026-03-30
   libpyfoscam = throw "libpyfoscam was removed because Home Assistant switched to libpyfoscamcgi"; # added 2025-07-03
   line_profiler = throw "'line_profiler' has been renamed to/replaced by 'line-profiler'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-29
   linear-garage-door = throw "'linear-garage-door' has been superseded by 'nice-go'"; # Added 2025-11-16
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 115f36295c15..9a842d71a989 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6597,6 +6597,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   gpib-ctypes = callPackage ../development/python-modules/gpib-ctypes { };
 
+  gpiod = callPackage ../development/python-modules/gpiod { inherit (pkgs) libgpiod; };
+
   gpiodevice = callPackage ../development/python-modules/gpiodevice { };
 
   gpiozero = callPackage ../development/python-modules/gpiozero { };
@@ -8699,8 +8701,6 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   libfive = toPythonModule (pkgs.libfive.override { python3 = python; });
 
-  libgpiod = callPackage ../development/python-modules/libgpiod { inherit (pkgs) libgpiod; };
-
   libgravatar = callPackage ../development/python-modules/libgravatar { };
 
   libiio =