1 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/macs2/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/macs2/default.nix
index 26ec138048f7e..153f85535f943 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/macs2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/macs2/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-{ lib, python3, fetchpatch, fetchPypi }:
+{ lib, python311, fetchpatch, fetchPypi }:
 
-python3.pkgs.buildPythonPackage rec {
+# pin python311 because macs2 does not support python 3.12
+# https://github.com/macs3-project/MACS/issues/598#issuecomment-1812622572
+python311.pkgs.buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "macs2";
   version = "2.2.9.1";
-  format = "pyproject";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     pname = lib.toUpper pname;
@@ -20,20 +22,19 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonPackage rec {
     })
   ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
+  build-system = with python311.pkgs; [
     cython_0
     numpy
     setuptools
-    wheel
   ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
+  dependencies = with python311.pkgs; [
     numpy
   ];
 
   __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
+  nativeCheckInputs = with python311.pkgs; [
     unittestCheckHook
   ];