diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/nw/nwg-hello/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/nw/nwg-hello/package.nix
index f747bab22c38..c5a497046c03 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/nw/nwg-hello/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/nw/nwg-hello/package.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "nwg-hello";
   version = "0.2.4";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "nwg-piotr";
@@ -28,7 +29,9 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     gtk-layer-shell
   ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [ python3Packages.setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     python3Packages.pygobject3
   ];