diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ancp-bids/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ancp-bids/default.nix
index c23635e722c3..366b00e9c6e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ancp-bids/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ancp-bids/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , pythonOlder
 , pytestCheckHook
 , setuptools
+, wheel
 , numpy
 , pandas
 }:
@@ -11,25 +13,43 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "ancp-bids";
   version = "0.2.1";
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
   format = "pyproject";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   # `tests/data` dir missing from PyPI dist
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
-     owner = "ANCPLabOldenburg";
-     repo = pname;
-     rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
-     hash = "sha256-Nu9pulVSZysgm/F7jl+VpoqMCiHeysZjQDQ1dT7AnpE=";
+    owner = "ANCPLabOldenburg";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-Nu9pulVSZysgm/F7jl+VpoqMCiHeysZjQDQ1dT7AnpE=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools ] ;
+  patches = [
+    # https://github.com/ANCPLabOldenburg/ancp-bids/pull/78
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "unpin-wheel-build-dependency.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/ANCPLabOldenburg/ancp-bids/commit/6e7a0733002845aacb0152c5aacfb42054a9b65e.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-WbQRwb8Wew46OJu+zo7n4qBtgtH/Lr6x3YHAyN9ko9M=";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+    wheel
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    numpy
+    pandas
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
 
-  checkInputs = [ numpy pandas pytestCheckHook ];
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "ancpbids"
   ];
 
   pytestFlagsArray = [ "tests/auto" ];
+
   disabledTests = [ "test_fetch_dataset" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {