diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/devpi-common/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/devpi-common/default.nix
index 81a192e43c2e..9612d04024aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/devpi-common/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/devpi-common/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
   lazy,
   packaging-legacy,
   pytestCheckHook,
@@ -12,17 +12,20 @@
   nix-update-script,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "devpi-common";
-  version = "4.1.0";
+  version = "4.1.1";
   pyproject = true;
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    pname = "devpi-common";
-    inherit version;
-    hash = "sha256-WNf3YeP+f9/kScSmqeI1DU3fvrZssPbSCAJRQpQwMNM=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "devpi";
+    repo = "devpi";
+    tag = "common-${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-YFY2iLnORzFxnfGYU2kCpJL8CZi+lALIkL1bRpfd4NE=";
   };
 
+  sourceRoot = "${finalAttrs.src.name}/common";
+
   build-system = [
     setuptools
     setuptools-changelog-shortener
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/devpi/devpi";
     description = "Utilities jointly used by devpi-server and devpi-client";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/devpi/devpi/blob/common-${version}/common/CHANGELOG";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/devpi/devpi/blob/common-${finalAttrs.version}/common/CHANGELOG";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       confus
@@ -52,4 +55,4 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       makefu
     ];
   };
-}
+})