diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytools/default.nix
index 6f276f104f9e..7a4e11d7c030 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytools/default.nix
@@ -2,30 +2,37 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
-  pythonOlder,
-  decorator,
   numpy,
   platformdirs,
-  typing-extensions,
   pytestCheckHook,
+  pythonOlder,
+  setuptools,
+  typing-extensions,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pytools";
-  version = "2024.1.6";
-  format = "setuptools";
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+  version = "2024.1.14";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-u9t1BrCWakShd8XlVWdb7OHmXhW7sRFPNwsiPgaTIrk=";
+    hash = "sha256-OeW7r4H6Qy5oi4LdCYAhLRj5eyPlGox6/nWSJJ/kCrE=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    decorator
-    numpy
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     platformdirs
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.11") [ typing-extensions ];
+    typing-extensions
+  ];
+
+  optional-dependencies = {
+    numpy = [ numpy ];
+    # siphash = [ siphash ];
+  };
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
@@ -35,9 +42,18 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "pytools.lex"
   ];
 
+  disabledTests = [
+    # siphash is not available
+    "test_class_hashing"
+    "test_dataclass_hashing"
+    "test_datetime_hashing"
+    "test_hash_function"
+  ];
+
   meta = {
-    homepage = "https://github.com/inducer/pytools/";
     description = "Miscellaneous Python lifesavers";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/inducer/pytools/";
+    changelo = "https://github.com/inducer/pytools/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ artuuge ];
   };