diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-multibase/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-multibase/default.nix
index eeb83df5a98b..50f1d9e9b376 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-multibase/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-multibase/default.nix
@@ -1,45 +1,50 @@
-{ buildPythonPackage
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
-, isPy27
-, lib
 , morphys
-, pytest
-, pytest-runner
+, pytestCheckHook
 , python-baseconv
+, pythonOlder
 , six
 }:
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "py-multibase";
   version = "1.0.3";
-  disabled = isPy27;
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version ;
-    sha256 = "d28a20efcbb61eec28f55827a0bf329c7cea80fffd933aecaea6ae8431267fe4";
+    inherit pname version;
+    hash = "sha256-0oog78u2Huwo9VgnoL8ynHzqgP/9kzrsrqauhDEmf+Q=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace setup.cfg --replace "[pytest]" ""
-    substituteInPlace setup.cfg --replace "python_classes = *TestCase" ""
+    substituteInPlace setup.cfg \
+      --replace "[pytest]" "" \
+      --replace "python_classes = *TestCase" ""
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace "'pytest-runner'," ""
   '';
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    pytest-runner
-  ];
-
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     morphys
-    six
     python-baseconv
+    six
   ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
-    pytest
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "multibase"
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Multibase is a protocol for distinguishing base encodings and other simple string encodings";
+    description = "Module for distinguishing base encodings and other simple string encodings";
     homepage = "https://github.com/multiformats/py-multibase";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/multiformats/py-multibase/blob/v${version}/HISTORY.rst";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ rakesh4g ];
   };