diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/maestral-qt/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/maestral-qt/default.nix
index 78876090e9ff..2f0f3bd74ff1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/maestral-qt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/maestral-qt/default.nix
@@ -6,16 +6,18 @@
 
 python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "maestral-qt";
-  version = "1.5.2";
+  version = "1.5.3";
   disabled = python3.pkgs.pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "SamSchott";
     repo = "maestral-qt";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-/wleUwTPkm5l8GgtBM2J0jsdc1A54WRYJPmHqSsdz4c=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-zaG9Zwz9S/SVb7xDa7eXkjLNt1BhA1cQ3I18rVt+8uQ=";
   };
 
+  format = "pyproject";
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
     click
     markdown2