diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyquaternion/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyquaternion/default.nix
index ac374c9572bb4..fab1e6c4f8cc6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyquaternion/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyquaternion/default.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
   numpy,
-  nose,
+  setuptools,
+  pytestCheckHook,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pyquaternion";
   version = "0.9.9";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-sfYa8hnLL+lmtft5oZISTy5jo/end6w8rfKVexqBvqg=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "KieranWynn";
+    repo = "pyquaternion";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-L0wT9DFUDRcmmN7OpmIDNvtQWQrM7iFnZt6R2xrJ+3A=";
   };
 
   # The VERSION.txt file is required for setup.py
@@ -22,9 +25,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     echo "${version}" > VERSION.txt
   '';
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy ];
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [ numpy ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  pytestFlagsArray = [ "pyquaternion/test/" ];
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ nose ];
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "pyquaternion" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {