diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/batchspawner/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/batchspawner/default.nix
index 2b7cd1b21ecc..09023536a94b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/batchspawner/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/batchspawner/default.nix
@@ -2,29 +2,33 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , jupyterhub
-, isPy27
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "batchspawner";
-  version = "1.1.0";
-  disabled = isPy27;
+  version = "1.2.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.5";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "jupyterhub";
     repo = "batchspawner";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0zv485b7fk5zlwgp5fyibanqzbpisdl2a0gz70fwdj4kl462axnw";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-oyS47q+gsO7JmRsbVJXglZsSRfits5rS/nrHW5E7EV0=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     jupyterhub
   ];
 
-  # tests require a job scheduler e.g. slurm, pbs, etc.
+  # Tests require a job scheduler e.g. slurm, pbs, etc.
   doCheck = false;
 
-  pythonImportsCheck = [ "batchspawner" ];
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "batchspawner"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A spawner for Jupyterhub to spawn notebooks using batch resource managers";