diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/piston-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/piston-cli/default.nix
index 8059038327bb..44faa2342f93 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/piston-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/piston-cli/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "piston-cli";
   version = "1.4.3";
+  format = "pyproject";
 
   src = python3Packages.fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
@@ -15,6 +16,16 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     $out/bin/piston --help > /dev/null
   '';
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
+    poetry-core
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
+      --replace 'rich = "^10.1.0"' 'rich = "*"' \
+      --replace 'PyYAML = "^5.4.1"' 'PyYAML = "*"'
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
     description = "Piston api tool";