diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spdx-lookup/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spdx-lookup/default.nix
index 5da39999ace3..420ce4c68976 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spdx-lookup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spdx-lookup/default.nix
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   buildPythonPackage,
   nix-update-script,
+  setuptools,
   spdx,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "spdx-lookup";
   version = "0.3.2";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bbqsrc";
@@ -17,10 +19,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-jtzhqRAj1BWdU8AuR7Gr343mL5alLXhi+SyCkCI5AAU=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ spdx ];
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [ spdx ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "spdx_lookup" ];
 
+  # upstream has no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {