diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprlock/cmake.patch b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprlock/cmake.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 92c21d643c0f..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprlock/cmake.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index 07e2338..720810b 100644
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -83,9 +83,4 @@ protocol("unstable/linux-dmabuf/linux-dmabuf-unstable-v1.xml" "linux-dmabuf-unst
- # Installation
- install(TARGETS hyprlock)
- 
--install(CODE "
--    if (NOT EXISTS \"${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/pam.d/hyprlock\")
--        install(FILES \"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/pam/hyprlock\" DESTINATION \"${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/pam.d\")
--    endif()
--")
--
-+install(FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/pam/hyprlock" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/pam.d")
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprlock/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprlock/package.nix
index fb59a96321a0..5bf1649b86c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprlock/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprlock/package.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 , wayland
 , wayland-protocols
 , cairo
+, file
+, libjpeg
+, libwebp
 , pango
 , libdrm
 , mesa
@@ -18,20 +21,16 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "hyprlock";
-  version = "0.3.0";
+  version = "0.3.0-unstable-2024-04-24";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "hyprwm";
     repo = "hyprlock";
-    rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-rbzVe2WNdHynJrnyJsKOOrV8yuuJ7QIuah3ZHWERSnA=";
+    # FIXME: Change to a stable release once available
+    rev = "415262065fff0a04b229cd00165f346a86a0a73a";
+    hash = "sha256-jla5Wo0Qt3NEnD0OjNj85BGw0pR4Zlz5uy8AqHH7tuE=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # remove PAM file install check
-    ./cmake.patch
-  ];
-
   strictDeps = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -41,9 +40,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   buildInputs = [
     cairo
+    file
     hyprlang
     libdrm
     libGL
+    libjpeg
+    libwebp
     libxkbcommon
     mesa
     pam