diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-stubs-ext/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-stubs-ext/default.nix
index db5dc9c91583..296e394953fc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-stubs-ext/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-stubs-ext/default.nix
@@ -1,18 +1,39 @@
-{ buildPythonPackage, django, fetchPypi, lib, typing-extensions }:
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, django
+, fetchPypi
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+, typing-extensions
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "django-stubs-ext";
-  version = "0.8.0";
+  version = "4.2.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-mpup4oCHN5Sd6WoPzosFTxLTjkYQEdd+vAdP/oxD38s=";
+    hash = "sha256-d4nwyuynFS/vB61rlN7HMQoF0Ljat395eeGdsAN7USc=";
   };
 
   # setup.cfg tries to pull in nonexistent LICENSE.txt file
   postPatch = "rm setup.cfg";
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ django typing-extensions ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    django
+    typing-extensions
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "django_stubs_ext"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Extensions and monkey-patching for django-stubs";