diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycep-parser/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycep-parser/default.nix
index cf875dd05a86..775fb4a3a335 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycep-parser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycep-parser/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   lark,
+  pyprojectVersionPatchHook,
   pytestCheckHook,
   regex,
   typing-extensions,
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
       --replace-fail "uv_build~=0.9.0" "uv_build"
   '';
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pyprojectVersionPatchHook ];
+
   pythonRelaxDeps = [ "regex" ];
 
   dependencies = [