diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-heatclient/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-heatclient/default.nix
index 898640cb2cb6..b8d4563a4d33 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-heatclient/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-heatclient/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   pyyaml,
   requests,
   requests-mock,
+  setuptools,
   sphinxHook,
   stestr,
   testscenarios,
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "python-heatclient";
   version = "3.5.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
@@ -34,14 +35,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-B1F40HYHFF91mkxwySR/kqCvlwLLtBgqwUvw2byOc9g=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [
     openstackdocstheme
+    setuptools
     sphinxHook
   ];
 
   sphinxBuilders = [ "man" ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  dependencies = [
     cliff
     iso8601
     keystoneauth1
@@ -63,10 +65,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   checkPhase = ''
+    runHook preCheck
+
     stestr run -e <(echo "
       heatclient.tests.unit.test_common_http.HttpClientTest.test_get_system_ca_file
       heatclient.tests.unit.test_deployment_utils.TempURLSignalTest.test_create_temp_url
     ")
+
+    runHook postCheck
   '';
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "heatclient" ];