diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/packageurl-python/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/packageurl-python/default.nix
index 587616962a68..430cd58024dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/packageurl-python/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/packageurl-python/default.nix
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "packageurl-python";
   version = "0.15.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -17,6 +18,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-8hmyzmNIGFonvWpy5v3J+YTmyfoVfv+ny5PjQcSc3MI=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
   ];