diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nextcord/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nextcord/default.nix
index 83b34084a0a5..d9c1fcc82742 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nextcord/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nextcord/default.nix
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
   faust-cchardet,
   orjson,
   pynacl,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "nextcord";
   version = "2.6.1";
-
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
@@ -38,13 +38,18 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     })
   ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     aiodns
     aiohttp
     brotli
     faust-cchardet
     orjson
     pynacl
+    setuptools # for pkg_resources, remove with next release
   ];
 
   # upstream has no tests