diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/securetar/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/securetar/default.nix
index 89d200877532..6636bb50ae33 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/securetar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/securetar/default.nix
@@ -4,22 +4,27 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "securetar";
   version = "2023.12.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.9";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "pvizeli";
-    repo = pname;
+    repo = "securetar";
     rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
     hash = "sha256-P8aq1RRlEmXhJ4n0TSLVjYx4dvkckuz2aDGkAvp7bfo=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     cryptography
   ];