diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/types-dateutil/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/types-dateutil/default.nix
index ddcfe897c08b..c02934519ca8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/types-dateutil/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/types-dateutil/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "types-dateutil";
   version = "2.9.0.20240316";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     pname = "types-python-dateutil";
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-XS8uJAuGkF5AlE3Xh9ttqSY/Deq+8Qdt2u15c1HsAgI=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "dateutil-stubs"
   ];