diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-town/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-town/default.nix
index 7b362cd7fb25..c1927d61e026 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-town/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-town/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "git-town";
-  version = "14.2.2";
+  version = "15.0.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "git-town";
     repo = "git-town";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-bYCE3Ik0UbbjlZV8EY6pVRZzrTBp2uiZLJjO4UxfGE8=";
+    hash = "sha256-Gp2X9DCnueSVbeqFBNxLfvlXh4PzlybVdh8xKjaFICQ=";
   };
 
   vendorHash = null;
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   preCheck = ''
     HOME=$(mktemp -d)
+
+    # this runs tests requiring local operations
+    rm main_test.go
   '';
 
   checkFlags =