diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ou/outguess/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ou/outguess/package.nix
index 1a4bbb44035a..5ead0d00fc4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ou/outguess/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ou/outguess/package.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-{ fetchFromGitHub
-, stdenv
-, lib
-, autoreconfHook
+{
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  stdenv,
+  lib,
+  autoreconfHook,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -11,12 +12,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "resurrecting-open-source-projects";
     repo = "outguess";
-    rev = finalAttrs.version;
+    rev = "refs/tags/${finalAttrs.version}";
     hash = "sha256-yv01jquPTnVk9fd1tqAt1Lxis+ZHZqdG3NiTFxfoXAE=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   configureFlags = [ "--with-generic-jconfig" ];
 
   meta = {