diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ghrepo-stats/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ghrepo-stats/default.nix
index ee83ba4a47d6..4b66dddd0d61 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ghrepo-stats/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ghrepo-stats/default.nix
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   matplotlib,
   pygithub,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "ghrepo-stats";
   version = "0.5.5";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "mrbean-bremen";
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # Module has no tests
   doCheck = false;
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "ghrepo_stats" ];
 
   meta = {