diff --git a/python/python-notify2/PKGBUILD b/python/python-notify2/PKGBUILD
index 864d6fdba2..017fcd0883 100644
--- a/python/python-notify2/PKGBUILD
+++ b/python/python-notify2/PKGBUILD
@@ -4,32 +4,35 @@
 _name=notify2
 pkgname=python-notify2
 pkgver=0.3.1
-pkgrel=8
+pkgrel=10
 pkgdesc="Python interface to DBus notifications"
 arch=(any)
 url="https://bitbucket.org/takluyver/pynotify2"
-license=('BSD')
-depends=('python-dbus')
-makedepends=('python-setuptools')
-source=("https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/${_name::1}/${_name}/${_name}-${pkgver}.tar.gz")
+license=(BSD-2-Clause)
+depends=(
+  python
+  python-dbus
+)
+makedepends=(
+  python-build
+  python-installer
+  python-setuptools
+  python-wheel
+)
+# NOTE: upstream is abandonware, there are no tags, only the sdist tarballs on PyPI... :(
+source=(https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/${_name::1}/$_name/$_name-$pkgver.tar.gz)
 sha512sums=('0b69a64e0a7e4955ee767c975db92c5c60d28c0e54f77498cfb98390771a8f536631fc34e42b5c46c138dfa1054b5516a0809b8e3b0cb9237a39825ddb827109')
 b2sums=('649df1934d1fffb97dabbf2f483204c55427fbede851840d642da2e4e62a9bda9d49670e60f5b2cda36b62ee47b7d0cd861d757d338867547dce3c7d61ddf7b4')
 
-prepare() {
-  mv -v "${_name}-$pkgver" "$pkgname-$pkgver"
-}
-
 build() {
-  cd "$pkgname-$pkgver"
-  python setup.py build
+  cd $_name-$pkgver
+  python -m build --wheel --no-isolation
 }
 # NOTE: tests require running dbus
 
 package() {
-  cd "$pkgname-$pkgver"
-  python setup.py install --skip-build \
-                          --optimize=1 \
-                          --root="${pkgdir}"
-  install -vDm 644 LICENSE -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
-  install -vDm 644 examples/* -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/doc/${pkgname}/examples"
+  cd $_name-$pkgver
+  python -m installer --destdir="$pkgdir" dist/*.whl
+  install -vDm 644 LICENSE -t "$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/"
+  install -vDm 644 examples/* -t "$pkgdir/usr/share/doc/$pkgname/examples"
 }