diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/lefthook/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/lefthook/default.nix
index b5cb93e71ea6..1fb7c165571c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/lefthook/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/lefthook/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 let
   pname = "lefthook";
-  version = "1.4.8";
+  version = "1.5.1";
 in
 buildGoModule rec {
   inherit pname version;
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     owner = "evilmartians";
     repo = "lefthook";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-lK2JGENCqfNXXzZBHirEoOB5+ktea38ypb2VD7GWxhg=";
+    hash = "sha256-v6COZt4ylhpPfPNQLSN0XDpjVk8E2ZUDIP4TU+Uzk5A=";
   };
 
   vendorHash = "sha256-/VLS7+nPERjIU7V2CzqXH69Z3/y+GKZbAFn+KcRKRuA=";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 60162397a854..2cb9248efda4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2495,7 +2495,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   labctl = callPackage ../tools/networking/labctl { };
 
-  lefthook = callPackage ../applications/version-management/lefthook { };
+  lefthook = callPackage ../applications/version-management/lefthook {
+    buildGoModule = buildGo121Module;
+  };
 
   legit = callPackage ../applications/version-management/legit { };