diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mac_alias/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mac_alias/default.nix
index ac750b13e390..159dfa1d89ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mac_alias/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mac_alias/default.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
-  version = "2.2.0";
-  pname = "mac_alias";
+  pname = "mac-alias";
+  version = "2.2.2";
+  format = "pyproject";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0eb84a63f98bf54c2f9fbdc4de956a63e64eb8a4a124143a1c1f5a78326442f0";
+    pname = "mac_alias";
+    inherit version;
+    hash = "sha256-yZxyjrUS6VXBHxpiA6D/qIg7JlSeiv5ogEAxql2oVrc=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   # pypi package does not include tests;
   # tests anyway require admin privileges to succeed
   doCheck = false;