diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix
index 0ee5228d1219..4ca892d13125 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix
@@ -12,19 +12,17 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "aerc";
-  version = "0.15.2";
+  version = "0.16.0";
 
   src = fetchFromSourcehut {
     owner = "~rjarry";
     repo = "aerc";
     rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-OQDA4AHDcAdDzpwNSi8rW1FKjfYaFktOwiM0FEHPd70=";
+    hash = "sha256-vmr2U0bz6A7aMZZBtOitA5gKQpXKuNhYxRCmholHYa8=";
   };
 
   proxyVendor = true;
-  vendorHash = "sha256-NWOySC0czNgNOakpxFguZLtmEI7AvjJQKXDE2vFWeZg=";
-
-  doCheck = false;
+  vendorHash = "sha256-j/wTmlVcyVI4gnjbi7KLzk5rdnZtZLrdSNbihtQJxRY=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     scdoc
@@ -74,6 +72,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     description = "An email client for your terminal";
     homepage = "https://aerc-mail.org/";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ tadeokondrak ];
+    mainProgram = "aerc";
     license = licenses.mit;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };