diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/st/step-ca/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/st/step-ca/package.nix
index 2a3a89f26918..1498fe059281 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/st/step-ca/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/st/step-ca/package.nix
@@ -12,16 +12,21 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "step-ca";
-  version = "0.28.3";
+  version = "0.28.4";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "smallstep";
     repo = "certificates";
     tag = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-5W39Nc6WuxhrXbEfPWMaWWAUX6UnjYqlEAPlDCeYgrY=";
+    # Source uses git export-subst and isn't reproducible when fetching as git archive,
+    # see https://github.com/smallstep/certificates/blob/6a1250131284dce4aa66c0e0e3f7a3202dd56ad0/.gitattributes.
+    # Use forceFetchGit to fetch the source as git repo, as fetchGit isn't effected,
+    # see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/84312#issuecomment-2475948960.
+    forceFetchGit = true;
+    hash = "sha256-ZIpsSNdQVkelo5b3H03N8qToHU7z+lalAE7Ur6m2YwY=";
   };
 
-  vendorHash = "sha256-AuMYdZa1QpmMQZxlv+lmoWtszQkVdwXOTXxY8CWaUbI=";
+  vendorHash = "sha256-gGPrrl5J8UrjUpof2DaSs1fAQsMSsyAMlC67h5V75+k=";
 
   ldflags = [
     "-w"