diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/eth-rlp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/eth-rlp/default.nix
index 0a54bef3a2c1..081abf233ef9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/eth-rlp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/eth-rlp/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, setuptools
 , eth-hash
 , eth-utils
 , hexbytes
@@ -11,17 +12,19 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "eth-rlp";
-  version = "0.3.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+  version = "2.1.0";
+  pyproject = true;
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "ethereum";
     repo = "eth-rlp";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-wfmRjHFu6H3J6hNin8ZA2454xXrLgcUdeR8iGXFomRE=";
+    hash = "sha256-FTqIutndf+epmO5XNEUoRAUEmn299aTLIZNe5SMcxAQ=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     hexbytes
     eth-utils