diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/pwncat/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pw/pwncat/package.nix
similarity index 50%
rename from pkgs/tools/security/pwncat/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/pw/pwncat/package.nix
index 98b782bf194c..12b54f3a4738 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/pwncat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pw/pwncat/package.nix
@@ -1,25 +1,30 @@
-{ lib
-, buildPythonApplication
-, fetchPypi
+{
+  lib,
+  python3Packages,
+  fetchPypi,
 }:
 
-buildPythonApplication rec {
+python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "pwncat";
   version = "0.1.2";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1230fdn5mx3wwr3a3nn6z2vwh973n248m11hnx9y3fjq7bgpky67";
+    hash = "sha256-x/h53zpYuuFTtzCEioiw4yTIt/jG2qFG5nz0WmxzYIg=";
   };
 
+  build-system = with python3Packages; [ setuptools ];
+
   # Tests requires to start containers
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "TCP/UDP communication suite";
-    mainProgram = "pwncat";
     homepage = "https://pwncat.org/";
-    license = with licenses; [ mit ];
+    changelog = "https://github.com/cytopia/pwncat/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
+    mainProgram = "pwncat";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 76d7a62e6b8d..9e9727edc746 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -37583,8 +37583,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   pyupgrade = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication pyupgrade;
 
-  pwncat = python3Packages.callPackage ../tools/security/pwncat { };
-
   pwntools = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication pwntools;
 
   putty = callPackage ../applications/networking/remote/putty {