diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spinners/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spinners/default.nix
index 5b9df19c1368..314f2b6c6ce3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spinners/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spinners/default.nix
@@ -2,18 +2,21 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
   lib,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "spinners";
   version = "0.0.24";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "0zz2z6dpdjdq5z8m8w8dfi8by0ih1zrdq0caxm1anwhxg2saxdhy";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   # Tests are not included in the PyPI distribution and the git repo does not have tagged releases
   doCheck = false;
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "spinners" ];