diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/graphql-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/graphql-core/default.nix
index 57043658c744..1b8fa37aa5e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/graphql-core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/graphql-core/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  py,
+  poetry-core,
   pytest-benchmark,
   pytest-asyncio,
   pytestCheckHook,
@@ -11,20 +11,28 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "graphql-core";
-  version = "3.2.4";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "3.2.5";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "graphql-python";
-    repo = pname;
+    repo = "graphql-core";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-LWmUrkYZuyzQ89Z3dXrce1xk3NODXrHWvWG9zAYTUi0=";
+    hash = "sha256-xZOiQOFWnImDXuvHP9V6BDjIZwlwHSxN/os+UYV4A0M=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
+      --replace-fail ', "setuptools>=59,<70"' ""
+  '';
+
+  build-system = [
+    poetry-core
+  ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
-    py
     pytest-asyncio
     pytest-benchmark
     pytestCheckHook
@@ -33,6 +41,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "graphql" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
+    changelog = "https://github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core/releases/tag/${lib.removePrefix "refs/tags/" src.rev}";
     description = "Port of graphql-js to Python";
     homepage = "https://github.com/graphql-python/graphql-core";
     license = licenses.mit;