diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/localzone/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/localzone/default.nix
index 84c5acd27690..2d7c2c29caa9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/localzone/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/localzone/default.nix
@@ -2,33 +2,45 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , dnspython
-, sphinx
-, pytest
+, pytestCheckHook
+, setuptools
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "localzone";
   version = "0.9.8";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "ags-slc";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "1cbiv21yryjqy46av9hbjccks95sxznrx8nypd3yzihf1vkjiq5a";
+    repo = "localzone";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-quAo5w4Oxu9Hu96inu3vuiQ9GZMLpq0M8Vj67IPYcbE=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ dnspython sphinx ];
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytest ];
+  dependencies = [
+    dnspython
+  ];
 
-  checkPhase = ''
-    pytest
-  '';
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "localzone"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A simple DNS library for managing zone files";
     homepage = "https://localzone.iomaestro.com";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/ags-slc/localzone/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.rst";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ flyfloh ];
   };