diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wr/wrkflw/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wr/wrkflw/package.nix
index e25162c64481..b71fef87e547 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/wr/wrkflw/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/wr/wrkflw/package.nix
@@ -3,34 +3,55 @@
   rustPlatform,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   pkg-config,
+  git,
   openssl,
   docker,
   versionCheckHook,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
   nix-update-script,
 }:
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "wrkflw";
-  version = "0.7.3";
+  version = "0.8.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bahdotsh";
     repo = "wrkflw";
     rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-VwB8qpCNyuB28XqIUJa+ghtZ4Dx1QYDluw6+zxtePIQ=";
+    hash = "sha256-2k2U90Sqe0AOmOMDfy9CPwlHx6pACZ4dKNO7P5IdRvo=";
   };
 
-  cargoHash = "sha256-lZ2dcR33fzIUX8XvJMcysQWSViWD1hpm471wkpD22QA=";
+  cargoHash = "sha256-fp+JFrIcnWXA9SyyVrjX/0nJdLnbySAN0c1VrTeRmMA=";
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    git
+  ];
   buildInputs = [
     openssl
     docker
   ];
 
-  doInstallCheck = true;
-  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  # Prepare the necessary environment for the tests
+  preCheck = ''
+    git init -b main
+    git add .
+    git -c user.name="John Smith" -c user.email=john.smith@example.com commit -m "initial commit"
+  '';
 
-  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
+  ];
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
+  sandboxProfile = ''
+    (allow mach-lookup
+      (global-name "com.apple.SystemConfiguration.configd")
+      (global-name "com.apple.FSEvents"))
+  '';
+
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { extraArgs = [ "--use-github-releases" ]; };
 
   meta = {
     description = "Validate and execute GitHub Actions workflows locally";