diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/augeas/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/augeas/default.nix
index fe208bb26a78..1f0bb2cb80d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/augeas/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/augeas/default.nix
@@ -7,19 +7,22 @@
   augeas,
   cffi,
   pkgs, # for libxml2
+  setuptools,
 }:
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "augeas";
   version = "1.2.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "hercules-team";
     repo = "python-augeas";
-    rev = "v${version}";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
     hash = "sha256-Lq8ckra3sqN38zo1d5JsEq6U5TtLKRmqysoWNwR9J9A=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
 
   buildInputs = [
@@ -27,17 +30,17 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pkgs.libxml2
   ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ cffi ];
+  dependencies = [ cffi ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ unittestCheckHook ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "augeas" ];
 
   meta = {
-    changelog = "https://github.com/hercules-team/python-augeas/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/hercules-team/python-augeas/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
     description = "Pure python bindings for augeas";
     homepage = "https://github.com/hercules-team/python-augeas";
     license = lib.licenses.lgpl2Plus;
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
   };
-}
+})