diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/chex/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/chex/default.nix
index 3f52a6ac3311..d9a4604ff255 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/chex/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/chex/default.nix
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "chex";
-  version = "0.1.87";
+  version = "0.1.88";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "deepmind";
     repo = "chex";
-    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-TPh7XLWHk0y/VLXxHLANUiDmfveHPeMLks9QKf16doo=";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-umRq+FZwyx1hz839ZibRTEFKjbBugrfUJuE8PagjqI4=";
   };
 
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Chex is a library of utilities for helping to write reliable JAX code";
+    description = "Library of utilities for helping to write reliable JAX code";
     homepage = "https://github.com/deepmind/chex";
     changelog = "https://github.com/google-deepmind/chex/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;