diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywemo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywemo/default.nix
index 15545acf2f6..cd6e31a0193 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywemo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywemo/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pywemo";
-  version = "0.8.0";
+  version = "0.8.1";
   format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = pname;
     repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-bGoqhrjoRKUGPBNfmr2XP+1HL5mdRi6XoCi0BdvY9x8=";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-kkZmn+rGRZGh9WmrHAmpqxTjw6MyCSWCeesJ0JGarKM=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [