diff --git a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/groestlcoin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/groestlcoin/default.nix
index 52c7a08d4753..9a16192c6bf6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/groestlcoin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/groestlcoin/default.nix
@@ -3,24 +3,23 @@
   stdenv,
   fetchurl,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  autoreconfHook,
+  cmake,
   pkg-config,
   installShellFiles,
-  util-linux,
-  hexdump,
   autoSignDarwinBinariesHook,
   wrapQtAppsHook ? null,
   boost,
   libevent,
-  miniupnpc,
   zeromq,
   zlib,
   db53,
   sqlite,
   qrencode,
+  libsystemtap,
   qtbase ? null,
   qttools ? null,
   python3,
+  versionCheckHook,
   withGui ? false,
   withWallet ? true,
 }:
@@ -32,24 +31,22 @@ let
     sha256 = "0mxwq4jvcip44a796iwz7n1ljkhl3a4p47z7qlsxcfxw3zmm0k0k";
   };
 in
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = if withGui then "groestlcoin" else "groestlcoind";
-  version = "28.0";
+  version = "29.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "Groestlcoin";
     repo = "groestlcoin";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0kl7nq62362clgzxwwd5c256xnaar4ilxcvbralazxg47zv95r11";
+    rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    sha256 = "17b83jch717d91srw1yc93p8ndl894ld9gx916wyy6jis07px6xh";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    autoreconfHook
+    cmake
     pkg-config
     installShellFiles
   ]
-  ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [ util-linux ]
-  ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ hexdump ]
   ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64) [
     autoSignDarwinBinariesHook
   ]
@@ -58,10 +55,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     boost
     libevent
-    miniupnpc
     zeromq
     zlib
   ]
+  ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux) [ libsystemtap ]
   ++ lib.optionals withWallet [
     db53
     sqlite
@@ -73,9 +70,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   postInstall = ''
-    installShellCompletion --bash contrib/completions/bash/groestlcoin-cli.bash
-    installShellCompletion --bash contrib/completions/bash/groestlcoind.bash
-    installShellCompletion --bash contrib/completions/bash/groestlcoin-tx.bash
+      cd ..
+      installShellCompletion --bash contrib/completions/bash/groestlcoin-cli.bash
+      installShellCompletion --bash contrib/completions/bash/groestlcoind.bash
+      installShellCompletion --bash contrib/completions/bash/groestlcoin-tx.bash
 
     for file in contrib/completions/fish/groestlcoin-*.fish; do
       installShellCompletion --fish $file
@@ -89,16 +87,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     install -Dm644 share/pixmaps/groestlcoin256.png $out/share/pixmaps/groestlcoin.png
   '';
 
-  configureFlags = [
-    "--with-boost-libdir=${boost.out}/lib"
-    "--disable-bench"
-  ]
-  ++ lib.optionals (!withWallet) [
-    "--disable-wallet"
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_BENCH" false)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "WITH_ZMQ" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "WITH_USDT" (stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux))
+    (lib.cmakeBool "ENABLE_WALLET" (!withWallet))
+    (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_GUI" (!withGui))
+    (lib.cmakeBool "ENABLE_WALLET" false)
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals withGui [
-    "--with-gui=qt5"
-    "--with-qt-bindir=${qtbase.dev}/bin:${qttools.dev}/bin"
+    (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_GUI" true)
   ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ python3 ];
@@ -112,6 +110,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
+
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  versionCheckProgram = "${placeholder "out"}/bin/groestlcoin-cli";
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "Peer-to-peer electronic cash system";
     longDescription = ''
@@ -121,9 +128,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       with each other, with the help of a P2P network to check for double-spending.
     '';
     homepage = "https://groestlcoin.org/";
-    downloadPage = "https://github.com/Groestlcoin/groestlcoin/releases/tag/v${version}/";
+    downloadPage = "https://github.com/Groestlcoin/groestlcoin/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}/";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/Groestlcoin/groestlcoin/blob/${finalAttrs.version}.0/doc/release-notes/release-notes-${finalAttrs.version}.0.md";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ gruve-p ];
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
   };
-}
+})