diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sh/sherlock/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sh/sherlock/package.nix
index 6c0754814815..b8a8afc5c921 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sh/sherlock/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sh/sherlock/package.nix
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 
 python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "sherlock";
-  version = "0.16.0";
+  version = "0.16.0-unstable-2026-05-09";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "sherlock-project";
     repo = "sherlock";
-    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-MP/INeD/dkS0lwACa9g3JqROuOinfr3LKmxjHnVUOdk=";
+    rev = "206068dc7842665130c87e16e1535572d3d1a907";
+    hash = "sha256-QM0vHvZ1w9FtM0bGPGvMhhobPKOGQNPacVWB0caoPTw=";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -24,20 +24,28 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace tests/sherlock_interactives.py \
-      --replace @sherlockBin@ "$out/bin/sherlock"
+      --replace-fail @sherlockBin@ "$out/bin/sherlock"
+    substituteInPlace sherlock_project/__init__.py \
+      --replace-fail "__version__     = get_version()" "__version__ = \"${finalAttrs.version}\""
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
+  dependencies = with python3.pkgs; [
     certifi
     colorama
+    openpyxl
     pandas
     pysocks
     requests
     requests-futures
     stem
     torrequest
+    tomli
+  ];
+
+  build-system = with python3.pkgs; [
+    poetry-core
   ];
 
   installPhase = ''
@@ -59,15 +67,11 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
   nativeCheckInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
     rstr
     pytestCheckHook
-    poetry-core
     jsonschema
-    openpyxl
-    stem
   ];
 
-  pythonRelaxDeps = [ "stem" ];
-
   disabledTestMarks = [
+    # tests require internet access
     "online"
   ];