diff --git a/nixos/tests/radicle.nix b/nixos/tests/radicle.nix
index e802be63e83d..d3c1136a70bf 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/radicle.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/radicle.nix
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ in
         )
       with subtest("bob can sync bob's repository from the seed"):
         bob.succeed(
-          "cd /tmp/repo && rad sync --fetch --seed ${seed-nid}",
+          "cd /tmp/repo && rad sync --seed ${seed-nid}",
           "cd /tmp/repo && git pull"
         )
         assert bob.succeed("cat /tmp/repo/testfile") == "hello bob\n"
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ra/radicle-node/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ra/radicle-node/package.nix
index 8f16ef994b65..df79c389cae8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ra/radicle-node/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ra/radicle-node/package.nix
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
   xdg-utils,
   versionCheckHook,
 
-  version ? "1.7.0",
-  srcHash ? "sha256-8/+ximoCPfNQJ/1APb0d5Z8kfWTI3SoN0RX9qrLP52o=",
-  cargoHash ? "sha256-xo8bH7f5MrUzoLat67rxiWMA24AnCngUkWWt402XAMQ=",
+  version ? "1.7.1",
+  srcHash ? "sha256-MPanUDVKol7mWVJDrGoGUkKqmcje+MsiK0WfqXQ27iI=",
+  cargoHash ? "sha256-Lru4ps9FYi03NVtRLtwZX9jhozAvBDsJ72ihdIpQcQ8=",
   updateScript ? ./update.sh,
 }: