diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/textstat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/textstat/default.nix
index d5dacef7917c..c0d3ef77cc89 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/textstat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/textstat/default.nix
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@
   pytest,
 }:
 buildPythonPackage rec {
-  version = "0.7.4";
+  version = "0.7.8";
   pname = "textstat";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "textstat";
     repo = "textstat";
-    rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-UOCWsIdoVGxmkro4kNBYNMYhA3kktngRDxKjo6o+GXY=";
+    tag = version;
+    hash = "sha256-EEGTmZXTAZ4fsfZk/ictvjQ6lCAi5Ma/Ae83ziGDQXQ=";
   };
 
   build-system = [