diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-describe/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-describe/default.nix
index 7259cb1aafbe..3c88f2f6f66b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-describe/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-describe/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ buildPythonPackage {
     hash = "sha256-ygrZwd1cO9arekdzqn5Axjz4i9Q0QKFA/OS6QSIvP9Y=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
+      --replace-fail "uv_build>=0.9.4,<0.10.0" uv_build
+  '';
+
   build-system = [ uv-build ];
 
   buildInputs = [ pytest ];