diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rstcheck-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rstcheck-core/default.nix
index b296f5dc168d..48f117424c5c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rstcheck-core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rstcheck-core/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "rstcheck";
     repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
     hash = "sha256-XNr+prK9VDP66ZaFvh3Qrx+eJs6mnVO8lvoMC/qrCLs=";
   };
 
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Library for checking syntax of reStructuredText";
     homepage = "https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck-core";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck-core/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
   };