diff --git a/testing/m2r2/APKBUILD b/testing/m2r2/APKBUILD
index 4c578870ed8..c8eb2d53e10 100644
--- a/testing/m2r2/APKBUILD
+++ b/testing/m2r2/APKBUILD
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 # Maintainer: Saijin-Naib <Saijin-Naib_package-maintenance@outlook.com>
 pkgname=m2r2
 pkgver=0.3.3
-pkgrel=2
+pkgrel=3
 pkgdesc="Markdown to reStructuredText converter"
 url="https://crossnox.github.io/m2r2"
 arch="all"
 license="MIT"
-depends="python3 py3-docutils py3-mistune1 py3-setuptools py3-setuptools_scm"
+depends="python3 py3-docutils py3-mistune1 py3-setuptools"
+makedepends="py3-setuptools_scm py3-gpep517"
 checkdepends="py3-pytest py3-six"
 subpackages="$pkgname-pyc"
 source="$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz::https://github.com/CrossNox/m2r2/archive/v$pkgver.tar.gz
@@ -17,15 +18,20 @@ source="$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz::https://github.com/CrossNox/m2r2/archive/v$pkgv
 options="!check" # fail for some reason
 
 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="