diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/click/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/click/default.nix
index cf69beff0401..ec105f1ef7d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/click/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/click/default.nix
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@
   magic-wormhole,
   mitmproxy,
   typer,
+  flit-core,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "click";
-  version = "8.1.7";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "8.1.8";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -25,10 +26,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "pallets";
     repo = "click";
     tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-8YqIKRyw5MegnRwAO7YTCZateEFQFTH2PHpE8gTPTow=";
+    hash = "sha256-pAAqf8jZbDfVZUoltwIFpov/1ys6HSYMyw3WV2qcE/M=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.8") [ importlib-metadata ];
+  build-system = [ flit-core ];
+  dependencies = lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.8") [ importlib-metadata ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];