diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/rs/rshell/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/rs/rshell/package.nix
index 6386de38ef9a..64b0d1122eda 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/rs/rshell/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/rs/rshell/package.nix
@@ -2,27 +2,37 @@
   lib,
   python3Packages,
   fetchPypi,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "rshell";
   version = "0.0.36";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit (finalAttrs) pname version;
     hash = "sha256-SmbYNSB0eVUOWdDdPoMAPQTE7KeKTkklD4h+0t1LC/U=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [
+    python3Packages.setuptools
+  ];
+
   dependencies = with python3Packages; [
     pyserial
     pyudev
   ];
 
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/dhylands/rshell";
     description = "Remote Shell for MicroPython";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ c0deaddict ];
+    mainProgram = "rshell";
   };
 })