diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/yalexs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/yalexs/default.nix
index 02e72f9244fc..ce338c56e9f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/yalexs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/yalexs/default.nix
@@ -13,22 +13,33 @@
 , pythonOlder
 , requests
 , requests-mock
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "yalexs";
-  version = "1.11.2";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "1.11.3";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.9";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bdraco";
-    repo = pname;
+    repo = "yalexs";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-FHaHXbRtgbBrveHPbrPsP+vGIvscot3ilpPFucISces=";
+    hash = "sha256-BO+tgRHQsvRkkueIHa56YABfK5+QqnRlGrRtNHqI1v4=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    # Not used requirement
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace-fail '"vol",' ""
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     aiofiles
     aiohttp
@@ -46,12 +57,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     requests-mock
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    # Not used requirement
-    substituteInPlace setup.py \
-      --replace '"vol",' ""
-  '';
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "yalexs"
   ];