diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/optax/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/optax/default.nix
index 5c48d1a290e4..38868516759f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/optax/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/optax/default.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
-{ absl-py
+{ lib
+, absl-py
 , buildPythonPackage
 , chex
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , jaxlib
-, lib
 , numpy
 , callPackage
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "optax";
   version = "0.1.4";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "deepmind";
@@ -24,7 +28,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "testsout"
   ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ jaxlib ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    jaxlib
+  ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     absl-py
@@ -49,8 +55,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Optax is a gradient processing and optimization library for JAX.";
+    description = "Gradient processing and optimization library for JAX";
     homepage = "https://github.com/deepmind/optax";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/deepmind/optax/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ndl ];
   };