diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/praw/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/praw/default.nix
index 767dc5c55ca0..a554ceec910d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/praw/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/praw/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "praw";
-  version = "7.6.1";
+  version = "7.7.0";
   format = "setuptools";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "praw-dev";
     repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-ZGPtgpVTiGkInWDjsIcK7geu+TxAwDxbh2oyf2D65bo=";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-reJW1M1yDSQ1SvZJeOc0jwHj6ydl1AmMl5VZqRHxXZA=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python Reddit API wrapper";
     homepage = "https://praw.readthedocs.org/";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/praw-dev/praw/blob/v${version}/CHANGES.rst";
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
   };