diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fo/fosrl-newt/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fo/fosrl-newt/package.nix
index 1d219e19537c..40e03e02cf70 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fo/fosrl-newt/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fo/fosrl-newt/package.nix
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
 
 buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "newt";
-  version = "1.12.3";
+  version = "1.12.4";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "fosrl";
     repo = "newt";
     tag = finalAttrs.version;
-    hash = "sha256-Maw0qELlnh0m+NsQGdDC3wGYK8zi8Lbt7zwJqieR4hg=";
+    hash = "sha256-wYLnuKIU+wcCxF57cdfepTVm52btfdrveQ8Y+R9flMo=";
   };
 
-  vendorHash = "sha256-+zMSzNbqmWm/DXL2xMUd5uPP5tSIybsRokwJ2zd0pf0=";
+  vendorHash = "sha256-WfIK+Q8WQ372NzLw6DRapv1nYPduShi4KnVJBPk0Oz0=";
 
   nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
 
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
 
   doInstallCheck = true;
 
-  versionCheckProgramArg = [ "-version" ];
-
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   __structuredAttrs = true;