diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
index 2def6c8d4e83..a16058986617 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 {stdenv, fetchurl, aclSupport ? false, acl}:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "coreutils-6.12";
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "coreutils-7.0";
   
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = mirror://gnu/coreutils/coreutils-6.12.tar.gz;
-    sha256 = "12pi7i2mxff5jab48pqpwlz2pi0j6sp9p7bgrcl663iiw81zglj9";
+    # Version 7.0 is marked as "beta", which is why it's on `alpha.gnu.org'.
+    # See http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2008-10/msg00064.html .
+    url = "ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "00cwf8rqbj89ikv8fhdhv26dpc2ghzw1hn48pk1vg3nnmxj55nr7";
   };
 
   buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional aclSupport acl;
@@ -16,5 +18,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/;
     description = "The basic file, shell and text manipulation utilities of the GNU operating system";
+
+    longDescription = ''
+      The GNU Core Utilities are the basic file, shell and text
+      manipulation utilities of the GNU operating system.  These are
+      the core utilities which are expected to exist on every
+      operating system.
+    '';
+
+    license = "GPLv3+";
   };
 }