diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyruckus/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyruckus/default.nix
index 73d6c705b6d3..336be72a9239 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyruckus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyruckus/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "gabe565";
     repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
     sha256 = "sha256-SVE5BrCCQgCrhOC0CSGgbZ9TEY3iZ9Rp/xMUShPAxxM=";
   };