diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/obspy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/obspy/default.nix
index be94fa1bd0c7..8133d63c6f2e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/obspy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/obspy/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+
+  # build-system
+  setuptools,
+
+  # dependencies
   decorator,
-  future,
   lxml,
   matplotlib,
   numpy,
@@ -14,18 +18,22 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "obspy";
-  version = "1.2.2";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "1.4.1";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    extension = "zip";
-    sha256 = "a0f2b0915beeb597762563fa0358aa1b4d6b09ffda49909c760b5cdf5bdc419e";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "obspy";
+    repo = "obspy";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-Y833OWWBDYduyky0+MRbPoBtATTytak87hgh68QAgfw=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [ "sqlalchemy" ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     decorator
-    future
     lxml
     matplotlib
     numpy
@@ -39,10 +47,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "obspy" ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "Python framework for seismological observatories";
     homepage = "https://www.obspy.org";
-    license = licenses.lgpl3;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.ametrine ];
+    changelog = "https://github.com/obspy/obspy/releases/tag/${version}";
+    license = lib.licenses.lgpl3Only;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ametrine ];
   };
 }