diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/colored/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/colored/default.nix
index 1a8c55dfde09..af696f384f15 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/colored/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/colored/default.nix
@@ -1,24 +1,33 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
-, fetchPypi
-, nose
+, fetchFromGitLab
+, flit-core
+, unittestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "colored";
-  version = "1.4.4";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "2.2.3";
+  format = "pyproject";
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-BP9NTdUUJ0/juZohu1L7lvJojAHpP7p77zciHny1bOA=";
+  src = fetchFromGitLab {
+    owner = "dslackw";
+    repo = "colored";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-4APFAIN+cmPPd6qbqVC9iU4YntNEjoPbJXZywG1hsBY=";
   };
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ nose ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    flit-core
+  ];
 
-  checkPhase = ''
-    nosetests
-  '';
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    unittestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  unittestFlagsArray = [
+    "unittests"
+  ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "colored"