diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rstcheck/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rstcheck/default.nix
index 606b2879908..5bf519e99ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rstcheck/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rstcheck/default.nix
@@ -1,18 +1,50 @@
-{ lib, fetchFromGitHub, buildPythonPackage, docutils }:
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, docutils
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, poetry-core
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+, types-docutils
+, typing-extensions
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "rstcheck";
-  version = "3.3.1";
+  version = "5.0.0";
+  format = "pyproject";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "myint";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-4AhENuT+LtUMCi+aaI/rKa2gHti8sKGLdVGjdRithXI=";
+    hash = "sha256-vTUa/eP6/flxRLBuzdHoNoPoGAg6XWwu922az8tLgJM=";
   };
 
-  pythonImportsCheck = [ "rstcheck" ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ docutils ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    poetry-core
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    docutils
+    types-docutils
+    typing-extensions
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "rstcheck"
+  ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    # The tests need to find and call the rstcheck executable
+    export PATH="$PATH:$out/bin";
+  '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Checks syntax of reStructuredText and code blocks nested within it";