diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/distlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/distlib/default.nix
index ec4e8ecdc6f5..ae14cc008c8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/distlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/distlib/default.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,34 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi }:
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, setuptools
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "distlib";
-  version = "0.3.4";
+  version = "0.3.6";
+  format = "pyproject";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "e4b58818180336dc9c529bfb9a0b58728ffc09ad92027a3f30b7cd91e3458579";
-    extension = "zip";
+    hash = "sha256-FLrS2bBNOjYSesl/MLEqGSaPIRBj2PjuT0cQiJbhG0Y=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "distlib"
+    "distlib.database"
+    "distlib.locators"
+    "distlib.index"
+    "distlib.markers"
+    "distlib.metadata"
+    "distlib.util"
+    "distlib.resources"
+  ];
+
   # Tests use pypi.org.
   doCheck = false;