diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/arrayqueues/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/arrayqueues/default.nix
index a2bd69bf3a19..4d7e03fd6913 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/arrayqueues/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/arrayqueues/default.nix
@@ -1,27 +1,36 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
-  isPy3k,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
   numpy,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "arrayqueues";
   version = "1.4.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
-  disabled = !isPy3k;
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-7I+5BQO/gsvTREDkBfxrMblw3JPfY48S4KI4PCGPtFY=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "portugueslab";
+    repo = "arrayqueues";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-tqIfpkwbJNd9jMe0YvAWz9Z8rOO80qxVM2ZcJFeAmwo=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy ];
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [ numpy ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "arrayqueues" ];
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/portugueslab/arrayqueues";
     description = "Multiprocessing queues for numpy arrays using shared memory";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/portugueslab/arrayqueues/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ tbenst ];
   };