diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysmb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysmb/default.nix
index 01f30bf2d5f1..497f76c9ec93 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysmb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysmb/default.nix
@@ -1,26 +1,28 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
-, fetchPypi
+, fetchFromGitHub
 , pyasn1
 , pythonOlder
+, tqdm
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pysmb";
-  version = "1.2.8";
+  version = "1.2.9";
   format = "setuptools";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    format = "setuptools";
-    extension = "zip";
-    hash = "sha256-OwfbFiF0ZQOdDCVpTAcFuDZjyoIlniCfNWbVd1Nqc5U=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "miketeo";
+    repo = "pysmb";
+    rev = "refs/tags/pysmb-${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-2AZAtypotSVXWfwokUpfWYQMiMq6EgbdBx2G7bU0Cqw=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     pyasn1
+    tqdm
   ];
 
   # Tests require Network Connectivity and a server up and running
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
+    changelog = "https://github.com/miketeo/pysmb/releases/tag/pysmb-${version}";
     description = "Experimental SMB/CIFS library written in Python to support file sharing between Windows and Linux machines";
     homepage = "https://miketeo.net/wp/index.php/projects/pysmb";
     license = licenses.zlib;