diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/picard/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/picard/default.nix
index 9db6656dd38d..272f475d2fc0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/picard/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/picard/default.nix
@@ -19,24 +19,15 @@ let
 in
 pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "picard";
-  version = "2.8.3";
+  version = "2.8.4";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "metabrainz";
     repo = pname;
-    rev = "refs/tags/release-${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-KUHciIlwaKXvyCCkAzdh1vpe9cunDizrMUl0SoCpxgY=";
+    rev = "release-${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-ygZkj7hZNm7XyqDEI7l49d36ZgCTwFiAuYZjlF9d5+8=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # fix for tests failing with newer mutagen, remove after >2.8.3
-    # https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/PICARD-2583
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/metabrainz/picard/commit/76c2dff6b61140bbc7675c9e9f62a086b885e539.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-V1/oq1tEcb1mtqbYAA9o7mJcw16vRO0IK3GGmJkwO1Q=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [ gettext qt5.wrapQtAppsHook qt5.qtbase ]
   ++ lib.optionals (pyqt5.multimediaEnabled) [
     qt5.qtmultimedia.bin
@@ -71,6 +62,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://picard.musicbrainz.org/";
+    changelog = "https://picard.musicbrainz.org/changelog/";
     description = "The official MusicBrainz tagger";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ehmry ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;