diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/multiprocess/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/multiprocess/default.nix
index df304efb9199..491aa131bb59 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/multiprocess/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/multiprocess/default.nix
@@ -1,22 +1,36 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, dill }:
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, dill
+, fetchFromGitHub
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "multiprocess";
-  version = "0.70.9";
+  version = "0.70.12.2";
+  format = "setuptools";
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "9fd5bd990132da77e73dec6e9613408602a4612e1d73caf2e2b813d2b61508e5";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "uqfoundation";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "multiprocess-${version}";
+    sha256 = "1npikdgj0qriqj384vg22qgq2xqylypk67sx1qfmdzvk6c4iyg0w";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ dill ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    dill
+  ];
 
   # Python-version dependent tests
   doCheck = false;
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "multiprocess"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Better multiprocessing and multithreading in python";
+    description = "Multiprocessing and multithreading in Python";
     homepage = "https://github.com/uqfoundation/multiprocess";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
   };
 }