diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rfcat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rfcat/default.nix
index 689706172c31..b6f05ed30928 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rfcat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rfcat/default.nix
@@ -3,39 +3,43 @@
   stdenv,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  future,
   ipython,
   numpy,
   pyserial,
-  pyusb,
   pytestCheckHook,
+  pyusb,
+  setuptools,
   udevCheckHook,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "rfcat";
-  version = "2.0.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "3.0.0";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "atlas0fd00m";
     repo = "rfcat";
-    tag = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-hdRsVbDXRC1EOhBoFJ9T5ZE6hwOgDWSdN5sIpxJ0x3E=";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-Nkm+TECg39PRygcS4PqIUY3ckJHdGbV+qcMFJvTDWcs=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    future
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace-fail 'RFCAT_VERSION,' '"${finalAttrs.version}",'
+  '';
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ udevCheckHook ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     ipython
     numpy
     pyserial
     pyusb
   ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    udevCheckHook
-  ];
-
   postInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux ''
     mkdir -p $out/etc/udev/rules.d
     cp etc/udev/rules.d/20-rfcat.rules $out/etc/udev/rules.d
@@ -48,8 +52,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = {
     description = "Swiss Army knife of sub-GHz ISM band radio";
     homepage = "https://github.com/atlas0fd00m/rfcat";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/atlas0fd00m/rfcat/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = [ ];
-    changelog = "https://github.com/atlas0fd00m/rfcat/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    mainProgram = "rfcat";
   };
-}
+})