diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-re2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-re2/default.nix
index 01821eee8fc3..bcfbd6744dd6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-re2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-re2/default.nix
@@ -3,28 +3,31 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   pythonOlder,
   fetchPypi,
+  setuptools,
   pybind11,
   re2,
-  six,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "google-re2";
-  version = "1.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "1.1.20240601";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-06lGfuUrRqx3ypKPbQy+rM/ZLwPKDw9lud9qlRhPOhw=";
+    pname = "google_re2";
+    inherit version;
+    hash = "sha256-MYf2iFUwd1TUnzmOWDhT1bCNeD0/5mL2kWuZkHX34JU=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    pybind11
-    re2
-    six
-  ];
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ re2 ];
+
+  dependencies = [ pybind11 ];
+
+  doCheck = false; # no tests in sdist
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "re2" ];