diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyquil/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyquil/default.nix
index 00351c5dc516..207a19918c47 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyquil/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyquil/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "rigetti";
     repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
     hash = "sha256-Ur7dRxmnaAWXHk7c6NC3lBw59RRgh9vwAHFW00fViD4=";
   };
 
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python library for creating Quantum Instruction Language (Quil) programs";
     homepage = "https://github.com/rigetti/pyquil";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/rigetti/pyquil/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
   };