diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/executor/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/executor/default.nix
index 685b9ffa6b81..a240e3db8b7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/executor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/executor/default.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch2,
   setuptools,
-  pythonAtLeast,
   coloredlogs,
   humanfriendly,
   property-manager,
@@ -14,21 +14,27 @@
   virtualenv,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "executor";
   version = "23.2";
-  format = "setuptools";
-
-  # pipes is removed in python 3.13
-  disabled = pythonAtLeast "3.13";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "xolox";
     repo = "python-executor";
-    tag = version;
+    tag = finalAttrs.version;
     hash = "sha256-Gjv+sUtnP11cM8GMGkFzXHVx0c2XXSU56L/QwoQxINc=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # https://github.com/xolox/python-executor/pull/26
+    (fetchpatch2 {
+      name = "python313-compat.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/xolox/python-executor/commit/4c5f4b44543bfb48ad790c440d1d7d0933e12499.patch?full_index=1";
+      hash = "sha256-pfWdLaREikzBaey75Tb+GiE+pUCl1h2OmsjlpzKOlno=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   build-system = [
     setuptools
   ];
@@ -59,11 +65,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   meta = {
-    changelog = "https://github.com/xolox/python-executor/blob/${version}/CHANGELOG.rst";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/xolox/python-executor/blob/${finalAttrs.version}/CHANGELOG.rst";
     description = "Programmer friendly subprocess wrapper";
     mainProgram = "executor";
     homepage = "https://github.com/xolox/python-executor";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ eyjhb ];
   };
-}
+})