diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vt-py/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vt-py/default.nix
index ea44c4b5a165..2db6ff91f9ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vt-py/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vt-py/default.nix
@@ -6,22 +6,32 @@
 , pytest-httpserver
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "vt-py";
-  version = "0.17.5";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "0.18.0";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "VirusTotal";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-O95W/J5y7qcR6PSzNQwOl0W19CyXifbq8okquESFSqM=";
+    hash = "sha256-QEe/ZoKM0uVH7Yqpgo7V17Odn4xqdEgdQeMVB+57xbA=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace "pytest-runner" ""
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     aiohttp
   ];
@@ -32,11 +42,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace setup.py \
-      --replace "'pytest-runner'" ""
-  '';
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "vt"
   ];