diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/nuclei/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/nuclei/default.nix
index 1f6dd8baeeb1..0797b739ea58 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/nuclei/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/nuclei/default.nix
@@ -5,18 +5,17 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "nuclei";
-  version = "2.9.15";
+  version = "3.0.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "projectdiscovery";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-/7013cf9nnDiKqcwFOYZUF1D+wkQKXPBcwz3YhpBUK0=";
+    hash = "sha256-0/eyMDEE6RGkvGwreMkbv0kk48U6yi0NCCz8kfA8svk=";
   };
 
-  vendorHash = "sha256-b5CY66c2vfGaqlFENw2lnK47Cf2+buh/LtbJyPSAbOA=";
+  vendorHash = "sha256-9BNmrg5gaILlb9V7A/oHe74CHxwkCBP6ybkzYVFqNUk=";
 
-  modRoot = "./v2";
   subPackages = [
     "cmd/nuclei/"
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 34d9d153a437..9ec712d1df07 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -29735,7 +29735,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   nuclear = callPackage ../applications/audio/nuclear { };
 
-  nuclei = callPackage ../tools/security/nuclei { };
+  nuclei = callPackage ../tools/security/nuclei {
+    buildGoModule = buildGo121Module;
+  };
 
   nullmailer = callPackage ../servers/mail/nullmailer {
     stdenv = gccStdenv;