diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nix-update/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nix-update/package.nix
index 5d24ca971e50..8a48256d8237 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nix-update/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nix-update/package.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
   meta = {
     description = "Swiss-knife for updating nix packages";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Mic92/nix-update/";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/Mic92/nix-update/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.version}";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/Mic92/nix-update/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       figsoda