diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wt/wttrbar/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wt/wttrbar/package.nix
index 23f774a4510c..3e306a7801ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/wt/wttrbar/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/wt/wttrbar/package.nix
@@ -2,29 +2,35 @@
   lib,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   rustPlatform,
+  pkg-config,
+  openssl,
   nix-update-script,
 }:
 
-rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "wttrbar";
   version = "0.12.3";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bjesus";
     repo = "wttrbar";
-    rev = version;
+    tag = finalAttrs.version;
     hash = "sha256-gJJnmJ1dpKVCRZtzL1R86s607hOCHTpsFDPsQKOnvvA=";
   };
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-WMRDUAefYjXY03EqTZf3VNJuypxu07RTyDmdlB6a0kk=";
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+  buildInputs = [ openssl ];
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {
     description = "Simple but detailed weather indicator for Waybar using wttr.in";
     homepage = "https://github.com/bjesus/wttrbar";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/bjesus/wttrbar/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ khaneliman ];
     mainProgram = "wttrbar";
   };
-}
+})