diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/curlify/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/curlify/default.nix
index 750abf841084..7d591e4c2730 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/curlify/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/curlify/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  setuptools,
   requests,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage {
   pname = "curlify";
   version = "2.2.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "ofw";
@@ -17,7 +20,11 @@ buildPythonPackage {
     hash = "sha256-yDHmH35TtQDJB0na1V98RtBuVHX5TmKC72hzzs1DQK8=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ requests ];
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [ requests ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "curlify" ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "Convert python requests request object to cURL command";