diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/statsd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/statsd/default.nix
index da455c02d670..3f9caa13132e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/statsd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/statsd/default.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,25 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, setuptools
 , nose
 , mock
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "statsd";
-  version = "3.3.0";
+  version = "4.0.1";
+  format = "pyproject";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "07yxnlalvcglgwa9pjs1clwrmwx7a4575jai7q05jz3g4i6dprp3";
+    hash = "sha256-mXY9qBv+qNr2s9ItEarMsBqND1LqUh2qs351ikyn0Sg=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   checkInputs = [ nose mock ];
 
   patchPhase = ''