diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/persistent/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/persistent/default.nix
index 644ac8d2e517..18fc8b244fbb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/persistent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/persistent/default.nix
@@ -16,19 +16,24 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "persistent";
-  version = "6.0";
+  version = "6.1";
   pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-CDZQwP/ty4gDKJY8KUuVEaArawXkIec3p9Vfnu2I+18=";
+    hash = "sha256-qhfm5ISXONCAcG6+bHnsjbD0qyyHl1+bNCSer3qWWGc=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
+      --replace-fail "setuptools<74" "setuptools"
+  '';
+
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  dependencies = [
     zope-interface
     zope-deferredimport
   ]