diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 868c222bfd..cddbf05b72 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -28902,20 +28902,20 @@ Week instances stringify to this form.")
 (define-public python-pyzbar
   (package
     (name "python-pyzbar")
-    (version "0.1.8")
+    (version "0.1.9")
     (source
      (origin
-       ;; There's no source tarball on PyPI.
        (method git-fetch)
        (uri (git-reference
               (url "https://github.com/NaturalHistoryMuseum/pyzbar")
               (commit (string-append "v" version))))
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "1fqlfg5p2v9lzzzi0si2sz54lblprk6jjjhjw54b64lp58c1yhsl"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
+        (base32 "1df1dvr8i2wyr2vw5pq8rlz2wm4xqda0wbgja19bvql1m9im11ph"))))
+    (build-system pyproject-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:test-backend #~'unittest
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
           (add-after 'unpack 'remove-failing-test
@@ -28930,7 +28930,7 @@ Week instances stringify to this form.")
                   (("find_library\\('zbar'\\)")
                    (string-append "'" libzbar "/lib/libzbar.so.0'")))))))))
     (native-inputs
-     (list pkg-config python-numpy python-pillow))
+     (list pkg-config python-numpy python-pillow python-setuptools))
     (inputs
      (list zbar))
     (home-page "https://github.com/NaturalHistoryMuseum/pyzbar/")