diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix
index 3714df5fb6bc..891c947e85be 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ rec {
   };
 
   hub = import ./hub {
-    inherit (rubyLibs) rake;
-    inherit stdenv fetchurl groff makeWrapper;
-    git = gitBase;
+    inherit go;
+    inherit stdenv fetchgit;
   };
 
   gitFastExport = import ./fast-export {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/hub/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/hub/default.nix
index 827fdb1fa8e1..8f8b9fa56754 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/hub/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/hub/default.nix
@@ -1,28 +1,48 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, git, groff, rake, makeWrapper }:
+{ stdenv, fetchgit, go }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "hub-${version}";
-  version = "1.12.2";
+  version = "2.2.0-rc1";
 
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://github.com/github/hub/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "112yfv9xklsmwv859kypv7hz0a6dj5hkrmjp7z1h40nrljc9mi79";
+  src = fetchgit {
+    url = https://github.com/github/hub.git;
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1f6r8vlwnmqmr85drfv24vhqx1aacz6s83c2i804v9997n0wrwfm";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ rake makeWrapper ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ go ];
+
+  phases = [ "unpackPhase" "buildPhase" "installPhase" ];
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    ./script/build
+  '';
 
   installPhase = ''
-    rake install "prefix=$out"
+    mkdir -p "$out/bin"
+    cp hub "$out/bin/"
+
+    mkdir -p "$out/share/man/man1"
+    cp "man/hub.1" "$out/share/man/man1/"
+
+    mkdir -p "$out/share/zsh/site-functions"
+    cp "etc/hub.zsh_completion" "$out/share/zsh/site-functions/_hub"
+
+# Broken: https://github.com/github/hub/issues/592
+#    mkdir -p "$out/etc/bash_completion.d"
+#    cp "etc/hub.bash_completion.sh" "$out/etc/bash_completion.d/"
+
+# Should we also install provided git-hooks?
+# ?
   '';
 
-  fixupPhase = ''
-    wrapProgram $out/bin/hub --prefix PATH : ${groff}/bin:${git}/bin
-  '';
 
-  meta = {
-    description = "A GitHub specific wrapper for git";
-    homepage = "http://defunkt.io/hub/";
-    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ the-kenny ];
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Command-line wrapper for git that makes you better at GitHub";
+
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    homepage = https://hub.github.com/;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ the-kenny ];
   };
 }