diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/opentsne/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/opentsne/default.nix
index c01994a0260b..ba3e0b8460b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/opentsne/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/opentsne/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 , scipy
 , scikit-learn
 , pytestCheckHook
-, nix-update-script
+, pythonOlder
 , setuptools
 , wheel
 }:
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ let
   self = buildPythonPackage rec {
     pname = "opentsne";
     version = "1.0.1";
-    format = "pyproject";
+    pyproject = true;
+
+    disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "pavlin-policar";
       repo = "openTSNE";
-      rev = "v${version}";
+      rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
       hash = "sha256-UTfEjjNz1mm5fhyTw9GRlMNURwWlr6kLMjrMngkFV3Y=";
     };
 
@@ -32,13 +34,19 @@ let
       wheel
     ];
 
-    propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy scipy scikit-learn ];
+    propagatedBuildInputs = [
+      numpy
+      scipy
+      scikit-learn
+    ];
+
+    pythonImportsCheck = [
+      "openTSNE"
+    ];
 
-    pythonImportsCheck = [ "openTSNE" ];
     doCheck = false;
 
     passthru = {
-      updateScript = nix-update-script {};
       tests.pytest = self.overridePythonAttrs (old: {
         pname = "${old.pname}-tests";
         format = "other";
@@ -53,12 +61,12 @@ let
       });
     };
 
-    meta = {
+    meta = with lib; {
       description = "Modular Python implementation of t-Distributed Stochasitc Neighbor Embedding";
       homepage = "https://github.com/pavlin-policar/openTSNE";
-      changelog = "https://github.com/pavlin-policar/openTSNE/releases/tag/${version}";
-      license = [ lib.licenses.bsd3 ];
-      maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.lucasew ];
+      changelog = "https://github.com/pavlin-policar/openTSNE/releases/tag/v${version}";
+      license = licenses.bsd3;
+      maintainers = with maintainers; [ lucasew ];
     };
   };
 in self