diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/pithos/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/pithos/default.nix
index 6de3da92db8a..bb1273424d7e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/pithos/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/pithos/default.nix
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
 pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "pithos";
-  version = "1.6.1";
+  version = "1.6.2";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = pname;
     repo  = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-GPDbFlwiGT/B2paX33d3mUCV77q+fPM0LMaKFsQQjjQ=";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-3j6IoMi30BQ8WHK4BxbsW+/3XZx7rBFd47EBENa2GiQ=";
   };
 
   format = "other";