diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygtail/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygtail/default.nix
index a2d4a41c80ae..8ef39af5c314 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygtail/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygtail/default.nix
@@ -2,25 +2,27 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  setuptools,
+  pytestCheckHook,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pygtail";
-  version = "0.8.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "0.14.0";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bgreenlee";
-    repo = pname;
+    repo = "pygtail";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "1f8qlijiwn10jxg1bsi6q42fznbg8rw039yaxfh6rzbaj2gaxbz1";
+    hash = "sha256-TlXTlxeGDd+elGpMjxcJCmRuJmp5k9xj6MrViRzcST4=";
   };
 
-  # remove at next bump, tag is one commit early for 0.8.0
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace pygtail/core.py \
-      --replace 0.7.0 0.8.0
-  '';
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pygtail" ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Library for reading log file lines that have not been read";