diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 7843dc7c33..55531b2785 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -2220,14 +2220,14 @@ Unicode-to-LaTeX conversion.")
 (define-public python-cftime
   (package
     (name "python-cftime")
-    (version "1.5.1.1")
+    (version "1.6.2")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (pypi-uri "cftime" version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "0l1a22zlhdpgaisibvvm7dhij4vzfm661rnv00y2snpyqxpdgi3d"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
+        (base32 "1lp6jrjjgl18csn4bcnphn0l16ag4aynvn7x0kins155p07w0546"))))
+    (build-system pyproject-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      (list python-numpy))
     (native-inputs