diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/glfw/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/glfw/default.nix
index e9587d0b765c..accd8fcf5b91 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/glfw/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/glfw/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "glfw";
-  version = "2.5.1";
+  version = "2.5.3";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "FlorianRhiem";
     repo = "pyGLFW";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-XR6TqIrbCR93Qe9cRMgJ0aT/6ZZFj+6Mz+9GhiMD8lM=";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-LaK/lYCUN7PDy8QsaGCnQPM1nvQNeBRTdEEkKtaMUHA=";
   };
 
   # Patch path to GLFW shared object