diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/va/valent/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/va/valent/package.nix
index 7dc5d6207e63..0b78dddad971 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/va/valent/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/va/valent/package.nix
@@ -23,20 +23,23 @@
   pipewire,
   pulseaudio,
   tinysparql,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "valent";
-  version = "1.0.0.alpha.48";
+  version = "1.0.0.alpha.49";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "andyholmes";
     repo = "valent";
     tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-CB3Jb7N8vcNTLCWXKoDh/wQkPW1CH6WRlwXg4efU3GY=";
+    hash = "sha256-dVV/rqd3DktI67DPo0qTs3VP7yZIAy7Ew5TSYsE6ZTA=";
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     desktop-file-utils
     gobject-introspection
@@ -69,6 +72,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     (lib.mesonBool "plugin_bluez" true)
   ];
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Implementation of the KDE Connect protocol, built on GNOME platform libraries";
     mainProgram = "valent";
@@ -90,7 +95,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       ```
     '';
     homepage = "https://valent.andyholmes.ca";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/andyholmes/valent/blob/${finalAttrs.src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/andyholmes/valent/blob/${finalAttrs.src.tag}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = with lib.licenses; [
       gpl3Plus
       cc0