diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/va/valent/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/va/valent/package.nix
index 951ebb5a6069..7dc5d6207e63 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/va/valent/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/va/valent/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   desktop-file-utils,
+  gobject-introspection,
   meson,
   ninja,
   pkg-config,
@@ -26,18 +27,19 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "valent";
-  version = "1.0.0.alpha.46-unstable-2024-10-26";
+  version = "1.0.0.alpha.48";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "andyholmes";
     repo = "valent";
-    rev = "165a2791d4bf3e7dee69e3dd7885dbe4948265b9";
-    hash = "sha256-7klvOvwyAg+Xno6zWo8UByjaS9OkOuCceuZcAIEgdyU=";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-CB3Jb7N8vcNTLCWXKoDh/wQkPW1CH6WRlwXg4efU3GY=";
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     desktop-file-utils
+    gobject-introspection
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
@@ -94,7 +96,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       cc0
       cc-by-sa-30
     ];
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ aleksana ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      aleksana
+      baduhai
+    ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
   };
 })