diff --git a/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
index 2ac254d1a31..d8991d2c008 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
@@ -2254,25 +2254,27 @@ any other utility or application that speaks QMP.")
 (define-public qmpbackup
   (package
     (name "qmpbackup")
-    (version "0.23")
-    (source (origin
-              (method git-fetch)
-              (uri (git-reference
-                    (url "https://github.com/abbbi/qmpbackup")
-                    (commit (string-append "v" version))))
-              (file-name (git-file-name name version))
-              (sha256
-               (base32
-                "0x9v81z0b2qr2y6m46rfnl4kl5jnixsdrl1c790iwl6pq9kzzvzg"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (version "0.52")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method git-fetch)
+       (uri (git-reference
+              (url "https://github.com/abbbi/qmpbackup")
+              (commit (string-append "v" version))))
+       (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+       (sha256
+        (base32 "0wf9ryc7jiwkkqjpl1y5k814zzr0cbxib2ivl6lvs8vnq6pgbzw6"))))
+    (build-system pyproject-build-system)
     ;; The test suite requires to download a 241 MiB QEMU image; skip it.
     (arguments (list #:tests? #f))
+    (native-inputs (list python-setuptools))
     (inputs (list python-qemu-qmp))
     (home-page "https://github.com/abbbi/qmpbackup")
     (synopsis "Backup and restore QEMU machines")
-    (description "@command{qmpbackup} is designed to create and restore full
-and incremental backups of running QEMU virtual machines via QMP, the QEMU
-Machine Protocol.")
+    (description
+     "@command{qmpbackup} is designed to create and restore full and
+incremental backups of running QEMU virtual machines via QMP, the QEMU Machine
+Protocol.")
     (license license:gpl3+)))
 
 (define-public looking-glass-client