diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tiler/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tiler/default.nix
index 6158c77067e8a..9de7bc0ec92fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tiler/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tiler/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
+, fetchpatch
 , fetchPypi
 , setuptools
+, setuptools-scm
+, wheel
 , numpy
 , tqdm
 , pytestCheckHook
@@ -17,8 +20,19 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-2HWO/iJ9RCWNVmw2slu9F/+Mchk3evB5/F8EfbuMI/Y=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # https://github.com/the-lay/tiler/pull/24
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "unpin-setuptools-scm-dependency.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/the-lay/tiler/commit/7a9f7e32c5f9c263c1ae28bfd19c7539556684cb.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-TMr3LJtiKUxJv2pAzAd8CWs3AtWsF0YS79NzKBN5TKM=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     setuptools
+    setuptools-scm
+    wheel
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [