diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyunormalize/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyunormalize/default.nix
index 53f11f755a4f..ab3520d52a00 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyunormalize/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyunormalize/default.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
-  setuptools,
-  # nativeCheckInputs
+  fetchFromGitHub,
   pytestCheckHook,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -12,25 +11,23 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "17.0.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
-  # No tags on GitHub
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-CUmj5WgX4of+vK8bDMS1rfC7EHYo03kzWTgECUfux5I=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "mlodewijck";
+    repo = "pyunormalize";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-JDcMWaA6r8YRZYJseyKUyPAInrqHHYhQXYmw9rr3ls4=";
   };
 
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
-  # The pypi archive does not contain the tests.
-  # NOTE: one should review this for each future update.
-  doCheck = false;
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "pyunormalize" ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "Unicode normalization forms (NFC, NFKC, NFD, NFKD) independent of the Python core Unicode database";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mlodewijck/pyunormalize";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/mlodewijck/pyunormalize/releases/tag/${src.tag}";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ hellwolf ];
   };