diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/validate-email/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/validate-email/default.nix
index 1c8e8d3c384a..8975ab1984cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/validate-email/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/validate-email/default.nix
@@ -1,23 +1,38 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi }:
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pythonOlder
+, setuptools
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "validate-email";
   version = "1.3";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit version;
     pname = "validate_email";
-    sha256 = "1bxffaf5yz2cph8ki55vdvdypbwkvn2xr1firlcy62vqbzf1jivq";
+    hash = "sha256-eEcZ3F94C+MZzdGF3IXdk6/r2267lDgRvEx8X5xyrq8=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   # No tests
   doCheck = false;
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "validate_email"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://github.com/syrusakbary/validate_email";
     description = "Verify if an email address is valid and really exists";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/syrusakbary/validate_email";
     license = licenses.lgpl3Plus;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.mmahut ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ mmahut ];
   };
 }