diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/colorlover/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/colorlover/default.nix
index 54c0924a151e..1c9339010b62 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/colorlover/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/colorlover/default.nix
@@ -2,18 +2,21 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "colorlover";
   version = "0.3.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "b8fb7246ab46e1f5e6715649453c1762e245a515de5ff2d2b4aab7a6e67fa4e2";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   # no tests included in distributed archive
   doCheck = false;