diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/xxh/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/xxh/default.nix
index 98632f5e2a0f..c033c81afc03 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/xxh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/xxh/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 buildPythonApplication rec{
   pname = "xxh";
-  version = "0.8.10";
+  version = "0.8.11";
   format = "setuptools";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ buildPythonApplication rec{
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = pname;
     repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-2RMzgIAhM//XReCFBGlTlXn9j4WQiM/k2pLxP2iPUy8=";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-xZVQamTEQpwxKZxOOhQyaDP4fX2dAI1CTNL94tHuGIw=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [