diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nbxmpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nbxmpp/default.nix
index 68d3ca60342..bd8691857fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nbxmpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nbxmpp/default.nix
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
 , precis-i18n
 , pygobject3
 , pyopenssl
+, setuptools
 , pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "nbxmpp";
-  version = "4.0.1";
+  version = "4.2.2";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.10";
 
@@ -22,9 +23,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "gajim";
     repo = "python-nbxmpp";
     rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-PL+qNxeNubGSLqSci4uhRWtOIqs10p+A1VPfTwCLu84=";
+    hash = "sha256-ZTX8plcsO4zE7ruLtWIvsagQUvwPHuKdPKRwCrFwvgc=";
   };
 
+  format = "pyproject";
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     # required for pythonImportsCheck otherwise libsoup cannot be found
     gobject-introspection
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     libsoup_3
     pygobject3
     pyopenssl
+    setuptools
   ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [