diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools-scm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools-scm/default.nix
index 9ce94f6c964f..8dcf2dcea3c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools-scm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools-scm/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-oYOWobwCGcl00adGErEfnc4NW9ix3FXGX2rH/WCejCg=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = if (pythonOlder "3.11") then ''
+    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
+      --replace-fail 'tomli<=2.0.2' 'tomli'
+  '' else null;
+
   build-system = [ setuptools ] ++ lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.11") [ tomli ];
 
   dependencies = [