diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dask-awkward/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dask-awkward/default.nix
index 18bf0952ca2b..a0d8b63fe06a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dask-awkward/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dask-awkward/default.nix
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "dask-awkward";
-  version = "2024.9.0";
+  version = "2024.12.2";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "dask-contrib";
     repo = "dask-awkward";
-    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-4CwixPj0bJHVjnwZ7fPkRdiDHs8/IzvNlwSPynXvcAo=";
+    tag = version;
+    hash = "sha256-pL1LDW/q78V/c3Bha38k40018MFO+i8X6htYNdcsy7s=";
   };
 
   build-system = [
@@ -75,12 +75,18 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "test_distance_behavior"
   ];
 
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # TypeError: Blockwise.__init__() got an unexpected keyword argument 'dsk'
+    # https://github.com/dask-contrib/dask-awkward/issues/557
+    "tests/test_str.py"
+  ];
+
   __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
 
   meta = {
     description = "Native Dask collection for awkward arrays, and the library to use it";
     homepage = "https://github.com/dask-contrib/dask-awkward";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/dask-contrib/dask-awkward/releases/tag/${version}";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/dask-contrib/dask-awkward/releases/tag/${src.tag}";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ veprbl ];
   };