diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wi/wipefreespace/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wi/wipefreespace/package.nix
index 111453bc5765..36680cb33354 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/wi/wipefreespace/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/wi/wipefreespace/package.nix
@@ -1,55 +1,48 @@
 {
-  stdenv,
   lib,
-  fetchurl,
-  e2fsprogs,
-  ntfs3g,
-  xfsprogs,
-  reiser4progs,
-  libaal,
-  jfsutils,
-  libuuid,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  gettext,
   texinfo,
+  xfsprogs,
+  e2fsprogs,
+  libcap,
+  ntfs3g,
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "wipefreespace";
-  version = "2.6";
+  version = "3.0";
 
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://sourceforge/project/wipefreespace/wipefreespace/${version}/wipefreespace-${version}.tar.gz";
-    hash = "sha256-Pt6MDQ9wSJbL4tW/qckTpFsvE9FdXIkp/QmnYSlWR/M=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "bogdro";
+    repo = "wipefreespace";
+    tag = finalAttrs.version;
+    hash = "sha256-zWjMCWQNPPly8xJ7jQraGHi4OLuNrnpNVQC2CRyHUlw=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gettext
     texinfo
+    xfsprogs
   ];
 
   # missed: Reiser3 FAT12/16/32 MinixFS HFS+ OCFS
   buildInputs = [
     e2fsprogs
+    libcap
     ntfs3g
     xfsprogs
-    reiser4progs
-    libaal
-    jfsutils
-    libuuid
   ];
 
   strictDeps = true;
 
-  preConfigure = ''
-    export PATH=$PATH:${xfsprogs}/bin
-    export CFLAGS=-I${jfsutils}/include
-    export LDFLAGS="-L${jfsutils}/lib -L${reiser4progs}/lib"
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "Program which will securely wipe the free space";
     homepage = "https://wipefreespace.sourceforge.io";
-    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ catap ];
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ kyehn ];
     mainProgram = "wipefreespace";
   };
-}
+})