diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/etelemetry/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/etelemetry/default.nix
index 533f1508a45a..a6fa4ebc6c22 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/etelemetry/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/etelemetry/default.nix
@@ -21,9 +21,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-UaE5JQhv2AtzXKY7YD2/g6Kj1igKhmnY3zlf1P9B/iQ=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools ];
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace-fail "versioneer.get_version()" "'${version}'"
+  '';
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     ci-info
     ci-py
     requests