diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/trubar/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/trubar/default.nix
index ee58fe185e00..416aaf75c985 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/trubar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/trubar/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "janezd";
     repo = "trubar";
-    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    tag = version;
     hash = "sha256-ChKmeACEMnFcMYSdkdVlFiE3td171ihUS2A+qsP5ASk=";
   };