diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cachetools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cachetools/default.nix
index 14682f23001f..8a2f5397d6e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cachetools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cachetools/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
+
+# build-system
+, setuptools
+
+# tests
+, pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "cachetools";
-  version = "5.3.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "5.3.2";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -16,9 +21,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "tkem";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-7MbP3jz17lGwjAeWo8QmS5v1vGqIQmYLbKVcK/q89Z4=";
+    hash = "sha256-CmyAW9uV63OV/zZsWwZkXOWbHfHAJdYFGJsRhpqQ1f4=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
   ];