diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/isbnlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/isbnlib/default.nix
index 520b7f615978..8bf7e67b9ecd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/isbnlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/isbnlib/default.nix
@@ -1,31 +1,55 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
-  nose,
-  coverage,
-  pythonOlder,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pytest-cov,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "isbnlib";
   version = "3.10.14";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-lvkIZMd7AfVfoR5b/Kn9kJUB2YQvO8cQ1Oq4UZXZBTk=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "xlcnd";
+    repo = "isbnlib";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-d6p0wv7kj+NOZJRE2rzQgb7PXv+E3tASIibYCjzCdx8=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
-    nose
-    coverage
+    pytestCheckHook
+    pytest-cov
   ];
 
-  # requires network connection
-  doCheck = false;
+  pytestFlagsArray = [ "isbnlib/test/" ];
+
+  # All disabled tests require a network connection
+  disabledTests = [
+    "test_cache"
+    "test_editions_any"
+    "test_editions_merge"
+    "test_editions_thingl"
+    "test_editions_wiki"
+    "test_isbn_from_words"
+    "test_desc"
+    "test_cover"
+  ];
+
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    "isbnlib/test/test_cache_decorator.py"
+    "isbnlib/test/test_goom.py"
+    "isbnlib/test/test_metadata.py"
+    "isbnlib/test/test_openl.py"
+    "isbnlib/test/test_rename.py"
+    "isbnlib/test/test_webservice.py"
+    "isbnlib/test/test_wiki.py"
+    "isbnlib/test/test_words.py"
+  ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "isbnlib"