diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyterlab_server/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyterlab_server/default.nix
index 3c9636ed7524..62730df149ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyterlab_server/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyterlab_server/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, hatchling
 , jsonschema
 , pythonOlder
 , requests
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 , babel
 , jupyter_server
 , openapi-core
+, pytest-timeout
 , pytest-tornasync
 , ruamel-yaml
 , strict-rfc3339
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "jupyterlab_server";
   version = "2.15.0";
+  format = "pyproject";
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
@@ -33,11 +36,16 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     rm -r tests/translations/
   '';
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    hatchling
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ requests jsonschema pyjson5 babel jupyter_server ];
 
   checkInputs = [
     openapi-core
     pytestCheckHook
+    pytest-timeout
     pytest-tornasync
     ruamel-yaml
   ];
@@ -46,6 +54,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
   '';
 
+  pytestFlagsArray = [
+    # DeprecationWarning: The distutils package is deprecated and slated for removal in Python 3.12. Use setuptools or check PEP 632 for potential alternatives
+    "-W ignore::DeprecationWarning"
+  ];
+
   __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {