diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/crcpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/crcpp/default.nix
index 3b9f4f942acf..69b1864702c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/crcpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/crcpp/default.nix
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
+{ lib
+, stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "crcpp";
-  version = "1.1.0.0";
+  version = "1.2.0.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "d-bahr";
     repo = "CRCpp";
     rev = "release-${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-jBvh4dHSFChxNPVgkGVHy3TXSExsfwdVUfsA8XB1cn8=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-OY8MF8fwr6k+ZSA/p1U+9GnTFoMSnUZxKVez+mda2tA=";
   };
 
-  dontBuild = true;
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/include
-    cp inc/CRC.h $out/include
-  '';
+  doCheck = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/d-bahr/CRCpp";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/d-bahr/CRCpp/releases/tag/release-${version}";
     description = "Easy to use and fast C++ CRC library";
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.ivar ];