diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jenkins-job-builder/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jenkins-job-builder/default.nix
index 3f4c2cb1fc92..83e64b65474b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jenkins-job-builder/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jenkins-job-builder/default.nix
@@ -16,22 +16,24 @@
   nixosTests,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "jenkins-job-builder";
-  version = "6.4.2";
-  format = "setuptools";
-
-  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+  version = "6.4.4";
+  pyproject = true;
 
+  # forge at opendev.org does not provide release tarballs
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-G+DVRd6o3GwTdFNnJkotIidrxexJZSdgCGXTA4KnJJA=";
+    pname = "jenkins_job_builder";
+    inherit (finalAttrs) version;
+    hash = "sha256-7PpCDpe3KLRpt+R/Nu+qxdDxLKWVqTiCPK3j+nNaum8=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
     export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
   '';
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   dependencies = [
     pbr
     python-jenkins
@@ -57,4 +59,4 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ bot-wxt1221 ];
   };
-}
+})