diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libz/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libz/package.nix
index b403ad43f59d..a7bca564e783 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libz/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libz/package.nix
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitLab,
-  unstableGitUpdater,
+  gitUpdater,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "libz";
-  version = "1.2.8.2015.12.26-unstable-2018-03-31";
+  version = "1.2.8.2025.03.07";
 
   src = fetchFromGitLab {
     owner = "sortix";
     repo = "libz";
-    rev = "752c1630421502d6c837506d810f7918ac8cdd27";
-    hash = "sha256-AQuZ0BOl1iP5Nub+tVwctlE2tfJe4Sq/KDGkjwBbsV4=";
+    tag = "libz-${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-tr9r0X+iHz3LZFgIxi3JMQUnSlyTRtAIhtjwI+DIhpc=";
   };
 
   outputs = [
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
   outputDoc = "dev"; # single tiny man3 page
 
-  passthru.updateScript = unstableGitUpdater {
-    tagPrefix = "libz-";
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
+    rev-prefix = "libz-";
   };
 
   meta = {