diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyterhub-systemdspawner/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyterhub-systemdspawner/default.nix
index 7aeaa6cdb2370..1d5cc192032e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyterhub-systemdspawner/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jupyterhub-systemdspawner/default.nix
@@ -1,29 +1,26 @@
 { lib
+, bash
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , jupyterhub
+, pythonOlder
 , tornado
-, bash
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "jupyterhub-systemdspawner";
-  version = "0.15";
+  version = "1.0.1";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "jupyterhub";
     repo = "systemdspawner";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-EUCA+CKCeYr+cLVrqTqe3Q32JkbqeALL6tfOnlVHk8Q=";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-2Pxswa472umovHBUVTIX1l+Glj6bzzgBLsu+p4IA6jA=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    jupyterhub
-    tornado
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [ bash ];
-
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace systemdspawner/systemd.py \
       --replace "/bin/bash" "${bash}/bin/bash"
@@ -32,7 +29,16 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       --replace "/bin/bash" "${bash}/bin/bash"
   '';
 
-  # no tests
+  buildInputs = [
+    bash
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    jupyterhub
+    tornado
+  ];
+
+  # Module has no tests
   doCheck = false;
 
   postInstall = ''
@@ -41,9 +47,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     patchShebangs $out/bin
   '';
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "systemdspawner"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "JupyterHub Spawner using systemd for resource isolation";
     homepage = "https://github.com/jupyterhub/systemdspawner";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/jupyterhub/systemdspawner/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ costrouc ];
   };