diff --git a/testing/cpplint/APKBUILD b/testing/cpplint/APKBUILD
index 8c490991dea..9fdf73141e1 100644
--- a/testing/cpplint/APKBUILD
+++ b/testing/cpplint/APKBUILD
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
 # Maintainer: Patrycja Rosa <alpine@ptrcnull.me>
 pkgname=cpplint
 pkgver=1.6.1
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=2
 pkgdesc="Static code checker for C++"
 url="https://github.com/cpplint/cpplint"
 arch="noarch"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
-depends="python3"
-makedepends="py3-setuptools"
+makedepends="py3-setuptools py3-gpep517 py3-wheel"
 checkdepends="py3-pytest py3-pytest-runner py3-pytest-cov py3-testfixtures"
 subpackages="$pkgname-pyc"
 source="https://github.com/cpplint/cpplint/archive/refs/tags/$pkgver/cpplint-$pkgver.tar.gz
@@ -17,15 +16,20 @@ source="https://github.com/cpplint/cpplint/archive/refs/tags/$pkgver/cpplint-$pk
 	"
 
 build() {
-	python3 setup.py build
+	gpep517 build-wheel \
+		--wheel-dir .dist \
+		--output-fd 3 3>&1 >&2
 }
 
 check() {
-	pytest
+	python3 -m venv --clear --without-pip --system-site-packages .testenv
+	gpep517 install-wheel --destdir .testenv --prefix '' .dist/*.whl
+	.testenv/bin/python3 -m pytest
 }
 
 package() {
-	python3 setup.py install --skip-build --root="$pkgdir"
+	gpep517 install-wheel --destdir "$pkgdir" \
+		.dist/*.whl
 }
 
 sha512sums="