diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dask-awkward/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dask-awkward/default.nix
index 18bf0952ca2bc..63ca766a8fb2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dask-awkward/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dask-awkward/default.nix
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "dask-awkward";
-  version = "2024.9.0";
+  version = "2024.12.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "dask-contrib";
     repo = "dask-awkward";
-    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-4CwixPj0bJHVjnwZ7fPkRdiDHs8/IzvNlwSPynXvcAo=";
+    tag = version;
+    hash = "sha256-MCUfzYdKAYlwALOIuRFQnXrA2K91B62kwgaNCobafV8=";
   };
 
   build-system = [
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = {
     description = "Native Dask collection for awkward arrays, and the library to use it";
     homepage = "https://github.com/dask-contrib/dask-awkward";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/dask-contrib/dask-awkward/releases/tag/${version}";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/dask-contrib/dask-awkward/releases/tag/${src.tag}";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ veprbl ];
   };