diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkginfo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkginfo/default.nix
index 069ffd31a4ab0..9b7f52670ae46 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkginfo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pkginfo/default.nix
@@ -3,26 +3,34 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
   pytestCheckHook,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pkginfo";
-  version = "1.11.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "1.12.0";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-Lg3KHPTI45ZE7tMkCOqZZu4V4NMkxiuomaOTs8a0Z6o=";
+    hash = "sha256-itkaBEWgNngrk2bvi4wsUCkfg6VTR4uoWAxz0yFXAM8=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
+  disabledTests = [
+    "test_installed_ctor_w_dist_info"
+  ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "pkginfo" ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
+    changelog = "https://pypi.org/project/pkginfo/#pkginfo-changelog";
     description = "Query metadatdata from sdists, bdists or installed packages";
     mainProgram = "pkginfo";
-    homepage = "https://pythonhosted.org/pkginfo/";
+    homepage = "https://code.launchpad.net/~tseaver/pkginfo";
     longDescription = ''
       This package provides an API for querying the distutils metadata
       written in the PKG-INFO file inside a source distriubtion (an sdist)
@@ -31,7 +39,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       *.egg-info stored in a “development checkout” (e.g, created by running
       setup.py develop).
     '';
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = [ ];
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ dotlambda ];
   };
 }