diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbt-postgres/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbt-postgres/default.nix
index 0478e748f1c6..b2852ce6d214 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbt-postgres/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbt-postgres/default.nix
@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
 { lib
-, buildPythonPackage
 , agate
+, buildPythonPackage
 , dbt-core
 , psycopg2
+, pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage {
   pname = "dbt-postgres";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   inherit (dbt-core) version src;
 
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+
   sourceRoot = "${dbt-core.src.name}/plugins/postgres";
 
   env.DBT_PSYCOPG2_NAME = "psycopg2";
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     agate
     dbt-core