diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sseclient-py/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sseclient-py/default.nix
index 54dfdd9d9498..5e9fcf4c61e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sseclient-py/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sseclient-py/default.nix
@@ -1,24 +1,40 @@
-{ buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub, lib, python }:
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pythonOlder
+, pytestCheckHook
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "sseclient-py";
-  version = "1.7.2";
+  version = "1.8.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "mpetazzoni";
     repo = "sseclient";
     rev = "sseclient-py-${version}";
-    sha256 = "096spyv50jir81xiwkg9l88ycp1897d3443r6gi1by8nkp4chvix";
+    hash = "sha256-rNiJqR7/e+Rhi6kVBY8gZJZczqSUsyszotXkb4OKfWk=";
   };
 
-  # based on tox.ini
-  checkPhase = ''
-    ${python.interpreter} tests/unittests.py
-  '';
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "sseclient"
+  ];
+
+  pytestFlagsArray = [
+    "tests/unittests.py"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Pure-Python Server Side Events (SSE) client";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mpetazzoni/sseclient";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/mpetazzoni/sseclient/releases/tag/sseclient-py-${version}";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jamiemagee ];
   };