diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/docstring-parser/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/docstring-parser/default.nix
index d1a06935e0fd..bc3aad6444f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/docstring-parser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/docstring-parser/default.nix
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "docstring-parser";
-  version = "0.15";
-  format = "pyproject";
+  version = "0.16";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "rr-";
     repo = "docstring_parser";
     rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-rnDitZn/xI0I9KMQv6gxzVYevWUymDgyFETjAnRlEHw=";
+    hash = "sha256-xwV+mgCOC/MyCqGELkJVqQ3p2g2yw/Ieomc7k0HMXms=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ poetry-core ];
+  build-system = [ poetry-core ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];