diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gpiozero/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gpiozero/default.nix
index a9546df9c844..587f3c9e3015 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gpiozero/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gpiozero/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 , sphinxHook
 , colorzero
 , mock
+, pythonOlder
 , pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "1.6.2";
   format = "setuptools";
 
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "gpiozero";
     repo = pname;
@@ -34,20 +37,25 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     colorzero
   ];
 
-  pythonImportsCheck = [
-    "gpiozero"
-    "gpiozero.tools"
-  ];
-
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     mock
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "gpiozero"
+    "gpiozero.tools"
+  ];
+
+  disabledTests = [
+    # https://github.com/gpiozero/gpiozero/issues/1087
+    "test_spi_hardware_write"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A simple interface to GPIO devices with Raspberry Pi";
     homepage = "https://github.com/gpiozero/gpiozero";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/gpiozero/gpiozero/blob/v${version}/docs/changelog.rst";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ hexa ];