diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ppft/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ppft/default.nix
index ba23948fdb8..15597188135 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ppft/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ppft/default.nix
@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
+{ lib
+, stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , python
+, pythonOlder
 , six
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "ppft";
-  version = "1.6.6.1";
+  version = "1.7.6.5";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "9e2173042edd5cc9c7bee0d7731873f17fcdce0e42e4b7ab68857d0de7b631fc";
+    sha256 = "sha256-R+DauHpRbAuZks1bDJCDSOTH2WQwTRBrIn+tKK4DIZ4=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ six ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    six
+  ];
 
   # darwin seems to hang
   doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
@@ -23,10 +30,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     ${python.interpreter} -m ppft.tests
   '';
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "ppft"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Distributed and parallel python";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/uqfoundation";
+    description = "Distributed and parallel Python";
+    homepage = "https://ppft.readthedocs.io/";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
   };
-
 }