diff --git a/pkgs/uptimestatus/default.nix b/pkgs/uptimestatus/default.nix
index 8deb996..5fbca12 100644
--- a/pkgs/uptimestatus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/uptimestatus/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   flask,
   requests,
   python,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ let
 in buildPythonPackage rec {
   inherit src pname version;
 
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     flask
     requests