diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dpath/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dpath/default.nix
index 6c1d142fccc1..b41ec29a41ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dpath/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dpath/default.nix
@@ -2,24 +2,29 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , hypothesis
-, isPy27
+, pythonOlder
 , mock
 , nose2
 , pytestCheckHook
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "dpath";
-  version = "2.1.4";
+  version = "2.1.5";
+  format = "setuptools";
 
-  disabled = isPy27; # uses python3 imports
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-M4CnfQ20q/EEElhg/260vQfJfGW4Gq1CpglxcImhvtA=";
+    hash = "sha256-zNlk24ObqtSqggYStLhzGwn0CiRdQBtyMVbOTvRbIrc=";
   };
 
-  # use pytest as nosetests hangs
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     hypothesis
     mock
@@ -27,11 +32,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
-  pythonImportsCheck = [ "dpath" ];
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "dpath"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python library for accessing and searching dictionaries via /slashed/paths ala xpath";
     homepage = "https://github.com/akesterson/dpath-python";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/dpath-maintainers/dpath-python/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = with licenses; [ mit ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ mmlb ];
   };