diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aws-sam-translator/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aws-sam-translator/default.nix
index c36c24553ece..c1ccbc754242 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aws-sam-translator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aws-sam-translator/default.nix
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@
   pytestCheckHook,
   pythonOlder,
   pyyaml,
+  setuptools,
   typing-extensions,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "aws-sam-translator";
-  version = "1.89.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "1.91.0";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "aws";
     repo = "serverless-application-model";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-wqM3n99lD0s/E9nd55q19Us31XgFtU/bBYJR1HTnnvk=";
+    hash = "sha256-jcRpn9STkfg1xTwYzkpoYyuG0Hrv0XnbW1h6+SxzEjA=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -34,7 +35,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     rm pytest.ini
   '';
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     boto3
     jsonschema
     pydantic