diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xf/xfitter/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xf/xfitter/package.nix
index 3ed41c91d8a7..12e0a0e8468e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xf/xfitter/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xf/xfitter/package.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   lib,
   stdenv,
-  fetchurl,
+  fetchFromGitLab,
   apfel,
   apfelgrid,
   applgrid,
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "xfitter";
   version = "2.2.0";
 
-  src = fetchurl {
-    name = "${pname}-${version}.tgz";
-    url = "https://www.xfitter.org/xFitter/xFitter/DownloadPage?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=${pname}-${version}.tgz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-ZHIQ5hOY+k0/wmpE0o4Po+RZ4MkVMk+bK1Rc6eqwwH0=";
+  src = fetchFromGitLab {
+    owner = "fitters";
+    repo = "xfitter";
+    rev = "refs/tags/2.2.0_Future_Freeze";
+    domain = "gitlab.cern.ch";
+    hash = "sha256-wanxgldvBEuAEOeVok3XgRVStcn9APd+Nj7vpRZUtGs=";
   };
 
   patches = [