diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-aio/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-aio/default.nix
index 322de9c8746f..ef643d765a7a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-aio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-aio/default.nix
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
-{ lib
-, anyio
-, buildPythonPackage
-, curio
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, hypothesis
-, pytest
-, pytestCheckHook
-, pythonOlder
-, sniffio
-, trio
-, trio-asyncio
+{
+  lib,
+  anyio,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  curio,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  hypothesis,
+  pytest,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pythonOlder,
+  poetry-core,
+  sniffio,
+  trio,
+  trio-asyncio,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pytest-aio";
-  version = "1.5.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "1.8.1";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -23,34 +25,30 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "klen";
     repo = "pytest-aio";
     rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-BIVorMRWyboKFZCiELoBh/1oxSpdV263zfLce1fNVhU=";
+    hash = "sha256-MexIL9yFTzhkJ/61GgYoT54MWV8B0c1/CWkN5FVTvnw=";
   };
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    sed -i '/addopts/d' setup.cfg
-  '';
+  build-system = [ poetry-core ];
 
-  buildInputs = [
-    pytest
-  ];
+  buildInputs = [ pytest ];
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [
+  dependencies = [
     anyio
     curio
     hypothesis
-    pytestCheckHook
     sniffio
     trio
     trio-asyncio
   ];
 
-  pythonImportsCheck = [
-    "pytest_aio"
-  ];
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pytest_aio" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://github.com/klen/pytest-aio";
     description = "Pytest plugin for aiohttp support";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/klen/pytest-aio";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/klen/pytest-aio/blob/${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
   };