diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/monai-deploy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/monai-deploy/default.nix
index e3a4f2418d16..74b88ca8dc73 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/monai-deploy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/monai-deploy/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, pythonOlder
-, pytestCheckHook
-, pytest-lazy-fixture
-, numpy
-, networkx
-, pydicom
 , colorama
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, networkx
+, numpy
+, pydicom
+, pytest-lazy-fixture
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 , typeguard
 , versioneer
 }:
@@ -29,10 +30,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   postPatch = ''
     # Asked in https://github.com/Project-MONAI/monai-deploy-app-sdk/issues/450
     # if this patch can be incorporated upstream.
-    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml --replace 'versioneer-518' 'versioneer'
+    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
+      --replace 'versioneer-518' 'versioneer'
   '';
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ versioneer ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    versioneer
+    setuptools
+  ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     numpy
@@ -41,11 +46,16 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     typeguard
   ];
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook pytest-lazy-fixture ];
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    pytest-lazy-fixture
+  ];
+
   disabledTests = [
     # requires Docker daemon:
     "test_packager"
   ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "monai.deploy"
     "monai.deploy.core"
@@ -57,7 +67,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Framework and tools to design, develop and verify AI applications in healthcare imaging";
     homepage = "https://monai.io/deploy.html";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/Project-MONAI/monai-deploy-app-sdk/blob/main/docs/source/release_notes/v${version}.md";
     license = licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.bcdarwin ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ bcdarwin ];
   };
 }