diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ducc0/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ducc0/default.nix
index f655aebf8910..aa44378f6c79 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ducc0/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ducc0/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitLab, pythonOlder, pytestCheckHook, pybind11, numpy }:
+{
+  stdenv,
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitLab,
+  numpy,
+  pybind11,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pythonOlder,
+  setuptools,
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "ducc0";
-  version = "0.33.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "0.34.0";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
@@ -11,14 +21,17 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     domain = "gitlab.mpcdf.mpg.de";
     owner = "mtr";
     repo = "ducc";
-    rev = "ducc0_${lib.replaceStrings ["."] ["_"] version}";
-    hash = "sha256-MezcqQRitBkK4/1rRQM2c9w+iZb2kIsDdcNd6I8CPoI=";
+    rev = "ducc0_${lib.replaceStrings [ "." ] [ "_" ] version}";
+    hash = "sha256-lxNqB3Lt+n4vIH7cVW4DAwhjuPn49y+/3RLKVO8IuJM=";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ pybind11 ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy ];
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    setuptools
+  ];
   pytestFlagsArray = [ "python/test" ];
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "ducc0" ];