diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/su/supernovas/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/su/supernovas/package.nix
index 2131b42e4c9f..cf0cd272c6a5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/su/supernovas/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/su/supernovas/package.nix
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@
   cmake,
   calceph,
   withCalceph ? true,
+  cppSupport ? true,
 }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "supernovas";
-  version = "1.5.1";
+  version = "1.6.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "smithsonian";
+    owner = "Sigmyne";
     repo = "supernovas";
     tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-2M5gBtjCPdVpLU5YsUWVJoRH1YWMZ48ADHwwc3ZJRPk=";
+    hash = "sha256-sLGl9Lh7bpvxhQ568kmwOMgVxFhH2lDRY/ftX6Oqm2w=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -27,8 +28,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS" (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic))
     (lib.cmakeBool "ENABLE_CALCEPH" withCalceph)
     (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_EXAMPLES" false)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "ENABLE_CPP" cppSupport)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_TESTING" finalAttrs.finalPackage.doCheck)
   ];
 
+  doCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "High-performance astrometry library for C/C++";
     homepage = "https://smithsonian.github.io/SuperNOVAS/";