diff --git a/science/py-coards/Makefile b/science/py-coards/Makefile
index 5c717e7e63c7..0d4d730643ce 100644
--- a/science/py-coards/Makefile
+++ b/science/py-coards/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	coards
 PORTVERSION=	1.0.5
-PORTREVISION=	3
+PORTREVISION=	4
 CATEGORIES=	science python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ WWW=		https://pypi.org/project/coards/
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes