diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xlsxwriter/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xlsxwriter/default.nix
index 4d5c727e6f37..115993e756bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xlsxwriter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xlsxwriter/default.nix
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "xlsxwriter";
   version = "3.2.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-HLSIKoGBSzU7N/lskVeVbfdOezTloMrwAahJbcnqJrw=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
@@ -29,10 +34,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Module for creating Excel XLSX files";
-    mainProgram = "vba_extract.py";
     homepage = "https://xlsxwriter.readthedocs.io/";
     changelog = "https://xlsxwriter.readthedocs.io/changes.html";
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jluttine ];
+    mainProgram = "vba_extract.py";
   };
 }