diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xcffib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xcffib/default.nix
index 743330ba39a9..ef40831c9516 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xcffib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xcffib/default.nix
@@ -4,26 +4,30 @@
   cffi,
   fetchPypi,
   pytestCheckHook,
-  xvfb,
-  xeyes,
+  setuptools,
   libxcb,
+  xeyes,
+  xvfb,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "xcffib";
-  version = "1.9.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "1.12.0";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-K6xgY2lnVOiHHC9AcwR7Uz792Cx33fhnYgEWcJfMUlM=";
+    hash = "sha256-Q0Ut5QnBJk1bzqS8Alyhv2gnLSQO8m0zQLRuEfY9PUo=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
     # Hardcode cairo library path
-    sed -e 's,ffi\.dlopen(,&"${libxcb.out}/lib/" + ,' -i xcffib/__init__.py
+    substituteInPlace xcffib/__init__.py \
+      --replace-fail "lib = ffi.dlopen(soname)" "lib = ffi.dlopen('${lib.getLib libxcb}/lib/' + soname)"
   '';
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   propagatedNativeBuildInputs = [ cffi ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ cffi ];