diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bottleneck/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bottleneck/default.nix
index 81b3f8b10a8c..9d655d87f282 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bottleneck/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bottleneck/default.nix
@@ -2,30 +2,37 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  setuptools,
+  versioneer,
   numpy,
   pytestCheckHook,
   python,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "bottleneck";
   version = "1.6.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
+    inherit (finalAttrs) pname version;
     hash = "sha256-Ao1G7ksCWtmrTXmSQROBb4JfYrF7h8nh0NjOFEpKDjE=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy ];
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+    versioneer
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [ numpy ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
   preCheck = "pushd $out";
   postCheck = "popd";
 
-  disabledTests = [ "test_make_c_files" ];
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "bottleneck" ];
 
   meta = {
@@ -34,4 +41,4 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     license = lib.licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = [ ];
   };
-}
+})