diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bandit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bandit/default.nix
index f2f30079954d..e309643e8c6e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bandit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bandit/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
-, isPy3k
 , pythonOlder
 , gitpython
 , pbr
@@ -12,14 +11,14 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "bandit";
-  version = "1.7.7";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "1.7.8";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-UnkGvsYIjLSZquMbyWKGS053Vp6dUp7lHfOpO0uKsoo=";
+    hash = "sha256-Nt5Q9yCFarJKJNuqX+4sZgUO2XwUd+ChFZ3qsXdeq2s=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [