diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/seaborn/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/seaborn/default.nix
index 8d94264721b7..2fc7a6a7a87f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/seaborn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/seaborn/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, flit-core
 , matplotlib
 , pytestCheckHook
 , numpy
@@ -12,16 +13,20 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "seaborn";
-  version = "0.11.2";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "0.12.0";
+  format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "cf45e9286d40826864be0e3c066f98536982baf701a7caa386511792d61ff4f6";
+    sha256 = "sha256-iT8XKS2LrKYWwVeN21jrJcctYi9U/F7jKcggfcm1eyM=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    flit-core
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     matplotlib
     numpy