diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/geopy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/geopy/default.nix
index 3ef58b9ec470..965411fe4af8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/geopy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/geopy/default.nix
@@ -11,21 +11,17 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "geopy";
-  version = "2.2.0";
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.5";
+  version = "2.3.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = pname;
     repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-zFz0T/M/CABKkChuiKsFkWj2pphZuFeE5gz0HxZYaz8=";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-bHfjUfuiEH3AxRDTLmbm67bKOw6fBuMQDUQA2NLg800=";
   };
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace setup.py \
-      --replace "geographiclib<2,>=1.49" "geographiclib"
-  '';
-
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     geographiclib
   ];