diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/circus/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/circus/default.nix
index 7445dd1a6465..2a2d8e3c5d5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/circus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/circus/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   flit-core,
   psutil,
   pytestCheckHook,
+  pythonOlder,
   pyyaml,
   pyzmq,
   tornado,
@@ -14,16 +15,18 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "circus";
   version = "0.18.0";
-  format = "pyproject";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     hash = "sha256-GTzoIk4GjO1mckz0gxBvtmdLUaV1g6waDn7Xp+6Mcas=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ flit-core ];
+  build-system = [ flit-core ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  dependencies = [
     psutil
     pyzmq
     tornado
@@ -41,38 +44,39 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   disabledTests = [
     # these tests raise circus.tests.support.TimeoutException
-    "test_reload1"
-    "test_reload2"
+    "test_add_start"
+    "test_add"
+    "test_command_already_running"
+    "test_dummy"
+    "test_exits_within_graceful_timeout"
+    "test_full_stats"
+    "test_handler"
+    "test_handler"
+    "test_inherited"
+    "test_kills_after_graceful_timeout"
+    "test_launch_cli"
+    "test_max_age"
     "test_reload_sequential"
     "test_reload_uppercase"
     "test_reload_wid_1_worker"
     "test_reload_wid_4_workers"
-    "test_add"
-    "test_add_start"
-    "test_command_already_running"
-    "test_launch_cli"
-    "test_handler"
+    "test_reload1"
+    "test_reload2"
     "test_resource_watcher_max_cpu"
-    "test_resource_watcher_max_mem"
     "test_resource_watcher_max_mem_abs"
+    "test_resource_watcher_max_mem"
     "test_resource_watcher_min_cpu"
-    "test_resource_watcher_min_mem"
     "test_resource_watcher_min_mem_abs"
-    "test_full_stats"
-    "test_watchdog_discovery_found"
-    "test_watchdog_discovery_not_found"
-    "test_dummy"
-    "test_handler"
+    "test_resource_watcher_min_mem"
+    "test_set_before_launch"
+    "test_set_by_arbiter"
+    "test_signal"
     "test_stdin_socket"
     "test_stop_and_restart"
     "test_stream"
-    "test_inherited"
-    "test_set_before_launch"
-    "test_set_by_arbiter"
-    "test_max_age"
-    "test_signal"
-    "test_exits_within_graceful_timeout"
-    "test_kills_after_graceful_timeout"
+    "test_venv"
+    "test_watchdog_discovery_found"
+    "test_watchdog_discovery_not_found"
     # this test requires socket communication
     "test_plugins"
   ];
@@ -82,6 +86,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A process and socket manager";
     homepage = "https://github.com/circus-tent/circus";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/circus-tent/circus/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
   };
 }