diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-web.scm b/gnu/packages/python-web.scm
index 2ce8566ad2f..540a4008360 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-web.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-web.scm
@@ -7260,23 +7260,15 @@ addon modules.")
 (define-public python-bottle
   (package
     (name "python-bottle")
-    (version "0.12.23")
+    (version "0.13.4")
     (source
      (origin
       (method url-fetch)
       (uri (pypi-uri "bottle" version))
       (sha256
-        (base32 "0rs1w293gp5bhxip2cci8mfkhld6n5qcznvlna3nxclz76mf6gb8"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
-    (arguments
-     `(#:phases
-       (modify-phases %standard-phases
-         (replace 'check
-           (lambda* (#:key tests? #:allow-other-keys)
-             (when tests?
-               (with-directory-excursion "test"
-                 (invoke "pytest" "-vvv"))))))))
-    (native-inputs (list python-pytest))
+        (base32 "0irz5i3h73pqz0ssgp3yk12zx33q7lrlh8p0in9jgchjgqr7hzkq"))))
+    (build-system pyproject-build-system)
+    (native-inputs (list python-pytest python-setuptools))
     (home-page "https://bottlepy.org/")
     (synopsis "WSGI framework for small web-applications")
     (description "@code{python-bottle} is a WSGI framework for small web-applications.")