diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/eve/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/eve/default.nix
index ef664651a542..0e25f3a12115 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/eve/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/eve/default.nix
@@ -1,51 +1,50 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
-  pythonOlder,
-  flask,
-  events,
-  pymongo,
-  simplejson,
   cerberus,
+  events,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  flask,
+  pymongo,
+  pythonOlder,
   setuptools,
+  simplejson,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "eve";
-  version = "2.1.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit version;
-    pname = "Eve";
-    hash = "sha256-NobIzu+7+NI7M4NRQKjrhye3v6YGMeGnbDRB39b3Dy8=";
-  };
+  version = "2.2.0";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "pyeve";
+    repo = "eve";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-BLDuJLAN6ieaD7vBPV6AwlpPqbAyb+LzEp9AfCHveSY=";
+  };
+
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [ "events" ];
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     cerberus
     events
     flask
     pymongo
     simplejson
-    setuptools
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace setup.py \
-      --replace "events>=0.3,<0.4" "events>=0.3"
-  '';
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "eve" ];
 
-  # tests call a running mongodb instance
+  # Tests call a running mongodb instance
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://python-eve.org/";
     description = "Open source Python REST API framework designed for human beings";
+    homepage = "https://python-eve.org/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/pyeve/eve/blob/v${version}/CHANGES.rst";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = [ ];