diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-opendata-transport/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-opendata-transport/default.nix
index b5de339162eb..473eb8089707 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-opendata-transport/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-opendata-transport/default.nix
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 , urllib3
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "python-opendata-transport";
   version = "0.4.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.9";
 
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-2lEKPu5vjyqNUqz1NGmZ5b6YP3oWnCgoubDdiQCbdps=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     aiohttp
     urllib3