diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/trafilatura/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/trafilatura/default.nix
index 5ca7e83d6ae5..cdfbf4b04600 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/trafilatura/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/trafilatura/default.nix
@@ -10,20 +10,25 @@
 , justext
 , lxml
 , urllib3
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "trafilatura";
-  version = "1.7.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "1.8.0";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.9";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-oWbmfwBaahLvGU9Ix8n6ThsONnVv3Stk4CRzw1aWLwQ=";
+    hash = "sha256-6lSHXtJPPq+vGZuKD4m1g1x880NzPDLvvEr50wV6j3I=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     certifi
     charset-normalizer
@@ -34,10 +39,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     urllib3
   ];
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
 
-  # disable tests that require an internet connection
   disabledTests = [
+    # Disable tests that require an internet connection
     "test_download"
     "test_fetch"
     "test_redirection"
@@ -51,18 +58,22 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # patch out gui cli because it is not supported in this packaging
   # nixify path to the trafilatura binary in the test suite
   postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace '"trafilatura_gui=trafilatura.gui:main",' ""
-    substituteInPlace tests/cli_tests.py --replace "trafilatura_bin = 'trafilatura'" "trafilatura_bin = '$out/bin/trafilatura'"
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace-fail '"trafilatura_gui=trafilatura.gui:main",' ""
+    substituteInPlace tests/cli_tests.py \
+      --replace-fail "trafilatura_bin = 'trafilatura'" "trafilatura_bin = '$out/bin/trafilatura'"
   '';
 
-  pythonImportsCheck = [ "trafilatura" ];
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "trafilatura"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python package and command-line tool designed to gather text on the Web";
-    mainProgram = "trafilatura";
     homepage = "https://trafilatura.readthedocs.io";
     changelog = "https://github.com/adbar/trafilatura/blob/v${version}/HISTORY.md";
-    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jokatzke ];
+    mainProgram = "trafilatura";
   };
 }