diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-simple-history/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-simple-history/default.nix
index 0179760be698..45e1854de8d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-simple-history/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-simple-history/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "django-simple-history";
   version = "3.7.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-bPdMdtiEDRvRD00ZBwUQkeCDKCx2SW65+FsbuMwVdK0=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [
     hatch-fancy-pypi-readme
     hatchling
     hatch-vcs
   ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ django ];
+  dependencies = [ django ];
 
   checkPhase = ''
     runHook preCheck
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "simple_history" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "django-simple-history stores Django model state on every create/update/delete";
+    description = "Module to store Django model state on every create/update/delete";
     homepage = "https://github.com/jazzband/django-simple-history/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/jazzband/django-simple-history/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = licenses.bsd3;