diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/correctionlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/correctionlib/default.nix
index 0d40e8e3ab51..957f5da7ed79 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/correctionlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/correctionlib/default.nix
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  fetchpatch,
 
   # build-system
-  cmake,
-  scikit-build,
-  setuptools,
-  setuptools-scm,
   pybind11,
+  scikit-build-core,
+  setuptools-scm,
 
+  # nativeBuildInputs
+  cmake,
+  ninja,
+
+  # buildInputs
   zlib,
 
   # dependencies
@@ -19,7 +21,8 @@
   pydantic,
   rich,
 
-  # checks
+  # tests
+  addBinToPathHook,
   awkward,
   pytestCheckHook,
   scipy,
@@ -27,34 +30,28 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "correctionlib";
-  version = "2.6.4";
+  version = "2.7.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "cms-nanoAOD";
     repo = "correctionlib";
     tag = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-l+JjW/giGzU00z0jBN3D4KB/LjTIxeJb3CS+Ge0gbiA=";
     fetchSubmodules = true;
+    hash = "sha256-aLTeyDOo80p8xzl/IPnpT3BOjS2qOYn/Z7pidcLoEY8=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # fix https://github.com/Tencent/rapidjson/issues/2277
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/Tencent/rapidjson/pull/719.diff";
-      hash = "sha256-xarSfi9o73KoJo0ijT0G8fyTSYVuY0+9rLEtfUwas0Q=";
-      extraPrefix = "rapidjson/";
-      stripLen = 1;
-    })
+  build-system = [
+    pybind11
+    scikit-build-core
+    setuptools-scm
   ];
 
-  build-system = [
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
-    scikit-build
-    setuptools
-    setuptools-scm
-    pybind11
+    ninja
   ];
+  dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
 
   buildInputs = [ zlib ];
 
@@ -65,9 +62,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     rich
   ];
 
-  dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
-
   nativeCheckInputs = [
+    # One test requires running the produced `correctionlib` binary
+    addBinToPathHook
+
     awkward
     pytestCheckHook
     scipy
@@ -75,11 +73,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "correctionlib" ];
 
-  # One test requires running the produced `correctionlib` binary
-  preCheck = ''
-    export PATH=$out/bin:$PATH
-  '';
-
   meta = {
     description = "Provides a well-structured JSON data format for a wide variety of ad-hoc correction factors encountered in a typical HEP analysis";
     mainProgram = "correction";