diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/onnxconverter-common/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/onnxconverter-common/default.nix
index 94cc0b881351..87d83797fbfd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/onnxconverter-common/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/onnxconverter-common/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  setuptools,
   numpy,
   packaging,
   protobuf,
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "onnxconverter-common";
   version = "1.14.0";
 
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "microsoft";
@@ -23,7 +24,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-NbHyjLcr/Gq1zRiJW3ZBpEVQGVQGhp7SmfVd5hBIi2o=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [ "protobuf" ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     numpy
     packaging
     protobuf
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index c273612e2ec3..d58a319e95ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9340,9 +9340,7 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   onnx = callPackage ../development/python-modules/onnx { };
 
-  onnxconverter-common = callPackage ../development/python-modules/onnxconverter-common {
-    inherit (pkgs) protobuf;
-  };
+  onnxconverter-common = callPackage ../development/python-modules/onnxconverter-common { };
 
   onnxmltools = callPackage ../development/python-modules/onnxmltools { };