diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/metar/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/metar/default.nix
index 0ef0ff990ce..dca7c5359a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/metar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/metar/default.nix
@@ -1,45 +1,36 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, fetchpatch
 , pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "metar";
-  version = "1.9.0";
+  version = "1.10.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "python-metar";
     repo = "python-metar";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-pl2NWRfFCYyM2qvBt4Ic3wgbGkYZvAO6pX2Set8zYW8=";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-53vgnViEYuMVKEnIZ2BNyIUrURR2rwopx7RWyFmF5PA=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # Fix flapping test; https://github.com/python-metar/python-metar/issues/161
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/python-metar/python-metar/commit/716fa76682e6c2936643d1cf62e3d302ef29aedd.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-y82NN+KDryOiH+eG+2ycXCO9lqQLsah4+YpGn6lM2As=";
-      name = "fix_flapping_test.patch";
-    })
-
-    # Fix circumvent a sometimes impossible test
-    # https://github.com/python-metar/python-metar/issues/165
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/python-metar/python-metar/commit/b675f4816d15fbfc27e23ba9a40cdde8bb06a552.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-v+E3Ckwxb42mpGzi2C3ka96wHvurRNODMU3xLxDoVZI=";
-      name = "fix_impossible_test.patch";
-    })
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
-
-  pythonImportsCheck = [ "metar" ];
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "metar"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python parser for coded METAR weather reports";
     homepage = "https://github.com/python-metar/python-metar";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/python-metar/python-metar/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = with licenses; [ bsd1 ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
   };