diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/epm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/epm/default.nix
index 9d84011e3657..8d2e67859005 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/epm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/epm/default.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, rpm}:
+{stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, rpm}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "epm-${version}";
-  version = "4.2";
+  version = "4.4";
 
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "http://www.msweet.org/files/project2/epm-4.2-source.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "13imglm1fgd7p5y9lc0xsl6x4cdjsk5lnan5sn8f7m4jwbx8kik6";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    repo = "epm";
+    owner = "michaelrsweet";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "0kaw7v2m20qirapkps4dna6nf9xibnwljvvv0l9vpvi920kw7j7p";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ rpm ];
 
+  preInstall = ''
+    sed -i 's/README/README.md/' Makefile
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "The ESP Package Manager generates distribution archives for a variety of platforms";
     homepage = http://www.msweet.org/projects.php?Z2;