diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nessclient/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nessclient/default.nix
index 5e00564cfc45..58c3aa5bf0b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nessclient/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nessclient/default.nix
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@
   pytest-asyncio,
   pytestCheckHook,
   setuptools,
+  setuptools-scm,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "nessclient";
-  version = "1.2.0";
+  version = "1.3.1";
   pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
@@ -22,15 +23,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "nickw444";
     repo = "nessclient";
     tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-AKZwKEwICuwKyCjIFxx4Zb2r9EriC0+3evBsBE9Btak=";
+    hash = "sha256-E4gkrhQzA1TDmjM+NPWl1Fyoagn/pLm7BRjGSpw6LXY=";
   };
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace setup.py \
-      --replace-fail "version = '0.0.0-dev'" "version = '${version}'"
-  '';
-
-  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
 
   dependencies = [
     justbackoff
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python implementation/abstraction of the Ness D8x/D16x Serial Interface ASCII protocol";
     homepage = "https://github.com/nickw444/nessclient";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/nickw444/nessclient/releases/tag/${version}";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/nickw444/nessclient/releases/tag/${src.tag}";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
     mainProgram = "ness-cli";