diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/meilisearch/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/meilisearch/default.nix
index 1e998f231ca3..92747d8e9ecf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/meilisearch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/meilisearch/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "meilisearch";
   version = "0.29.0";
-  format = "pyproject";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";