diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/argparse-dataclass/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/argparse-dataclass/default.nix
index b9101a4fc9f1..e0fbcd842b80 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/argparse-dataclass/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/argparse-dataclass/default.nix
@@ -2,20 +2,28 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "argparse-dataclass";
   version = "2.0.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "mivade";
     repo = "argparse_dataclass";
     rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-ASdP6LOEeTszyppYV6vRQX8BKOHYUimI36tMSZTQfTk=";
+    hash = "sha256-ASdP6LOEeTszyppYV6vRQX8BKOHYUimI36tMSZTQfTk=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
   ];