diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/apsw/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/apsw/default.nix
index 1846517a448f..54e37bf56a3b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/apsw/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/apsw/default.nix
@@ -1,24 +1,20 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  pythonOlder,
+  fetchurl,
   setuptools,
   sqlite,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "apsw";
-  version = "3.46.1.0";
+  version = "3.48.0.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "rogerbinns";
-    repo = "apsw";
-    tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-/MMCwdd2juFbv/lrYwuO2mdWm0+v+YFn6h9CwdQMTpg=";
+  # https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/issues/548
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/releases/download/${version}/apsw-${version}.tar.gz";
+    hash = "sha256-iwvUW6vOQu2EiUuYWVaz5D3ePSLrj81fmLxoGRaTzRk=";
   };
 
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
@@ -35,11 +31,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "apsw" ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
-    changelog = "https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/blob/${src.rev}/doc/changes.rst";
+  meta = {
+    changelog = "https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw/blob/${version}/doc/changes.rst";
     description = "Python wrapper for the SQLite embedded relational database engine";
     homepage = "https://github.com/rogerbinns/apsw";
-    license = licenses.zlib;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ gador ];
+    license = lib.licenses.zlib;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ gador ];
   };
 }