diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/pynitrokey/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynitrokey/default.nix
similarity index 97%
rename from pkgs/tools/security/pynitrokey/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/python-modules/pynitrokey/default.nix
index 2d1979c1b0c1..4d91dc586c19 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/pynitrokey/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynitrokey/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { lib
-, buildPythonApplication
+, buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , pythonRelaxDepsHook
 , installShellFiles
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ let
   mainProgram = "nitropy";
 in
 
-buildPythonApplication {
+buildPythonPackage {
   inherit pname version;
   pyproject = true;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/nitrokey-app2/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/nitrokey-app2/default.nix
index a3e3a82ec234..15e756a7053b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/nitrokey-app2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/nitrokey-app2/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , python3
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, pynitrokey
 , wrapQtAppsHook
 }:
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 187435820708..ff7e10037251 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -41698,7 +41698,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   xrq = callPackage ../applications/misc/xrq { };
 
-  pynitrokey = python3Packages.callPackage ../tools/security/pynitrokey { };
+  pynitrokey = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication pynitrokey;
 
   nitrokey-app = libsForQt5.callPackage ../tools/security/nitrokey-app { };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index e965fe2441f2..4eb7a74997a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9312,6 +9312,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   pyngrok = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyngrok { };
 
+  pynitrokey = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pynitrokey { };
+
   pynndescent = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pynndescent { };
 
   pynobo = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pynobo { };