diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rpdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rpdb/default.nix
index c0d751117336..d4e48953aca7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rpdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rpdb/default.nix
@@ -2,21 +2,30 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  poetry-core,
+  pythonOlder,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "rpdb";
   version = "0.2.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "sha256-g0bw3UmKHDB2ivPTUozf6AhtjAV8n8y1Qwta7DKuFqs=";
   };
 
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "pdb wrapper with remote access via tcp socket";
+  build-system = [
+    poetry-core
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "PDB wrapper with remote access via TCP socket";
     homepage = "https://github.com/tamentis/rpdb";
-    license = licenses.bsd2;
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd2;
+    maintainers = [ ];
   };
 }