diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycxx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycxx/default.nix
index a99dd7445f2c..a85a556c0bc7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycxx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycxx/default.nix
@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchurl,
+  setuptools,
   python,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pycxx";
-  version = "7.1.4";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "7.1.8";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://sourceforge/cxx/CXX/PyCXX%20V${version}/pycxx-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "MUMU+/qsm92WENYFxfjQsSuR8/nE/asYG8HgIbaAaz0=";
+    hash = "sha256-S5Hh4RQcI/vVA532NcS7bnVjIWhUj1a4POF3GTwMmMY=";
   };
 
   outputs = [
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "dev"
   ];
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   postInstall = ''
     mkdir -p $dev/include
     mv $out/include/${python.libPrefix}*/CXX/ $dev/include/CXX/
@@ -27,10 +30,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sed -i "s|Src|$dev/src|" $dev/src/cxxextensions.c $dev/src/cxxsupport.cxx
   '';
 
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "set of classes to help create extensions of Python in the C++ language";
+  meta = {
+    description = "Set of classes to help create extensions of Python in the C++ language";
     homepage = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/cxx/";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
-    platforms = platforms.all;
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ freezeboy ];
   };
 }