diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-bars/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-bars/package.nix
index d32977f4bb21..1509e07b77c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-bars/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-bars/package.nix
@@ -7,17 +7,19 @@
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication {
   pname = "git-bars";
-  version = "0-unstable-2023-08-08";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "0-unstable-2023-08-20";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "knadh";
     repo = "git-bars";
-    rev = "f15fbc15345d9ef021e5a9b278e352bb532dcee8";
-    hash = "sha256-jHP6LqhUQv6hh97tSXAdOruWdtp2FXM6ANlpWoA+fHQ=";
+    rev = "8c935c75844512553ae50e396181c422504516d7";
+    hash = "sha256-aGvioTurv0OPwpBib5O+Nytt6WZqwylhTZHYk5qmCEo=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [ python3Packages.setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     git
     python3Packages.setuptools
   ];