diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/starship/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/starship/default.nix
index b595cf102946..bbb4efef940a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/starship/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/starship/default.nix
@@ -14,19 +14,25 @@
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "starship";
-  version = "1.5.4";
+  # unstable was used for a quick fix for darwin
+  # revert to stable for the release after 1.5.4
+  version = "unstable-2022-04-12";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "starship";
     repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-nLzqfSRmA+D310MDvX+g8nNsoaiSixG+j+g87CPzYMs=";
+    rev = "a02e87833d6a0e0da3c239d0bbbf3b485356a655";
+    sha256 = "sha256-oe/dKFgM8h+ur8E9/dw4byBl9vD6foUXyKX19HDozYU=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles pkg-config ];
 
   buildInputs = [ libgit2 ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libiconv Security Foundation Cocoa ];
 
+  buildNoDefaultFeatures = true;
+  # the "notify" feature is currently broken on darwin
+  buildFeatures = if stdenv.isDarwin then [ "battery" ] else [ "default" ];
+
   postInstall = ''
     for shell in bash fish zsh; do
       STARSHIP_CACHE=$TMPDIR $out/bin/starship completions $shell > starship.$shell
@@ -34,7 +40,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     done
   '';
 
-  cargoSha256 = "sha256-FXzAvO11NIr6dxF2OeV5XJWHG2kgZiASuBnoC6mSps8=";
+  cargoSha256 = "sha256-lku+K1Y5HIt4gDHqudhDMVs7XGoKw8HcMjXMGDu1vkg=";
 
   preCheck = ''
     HOME=$TMPDIR