diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/birdtray/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/birdtray/default.nix
index 8eb6a168721c..df12d2b9f8f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/birdtray/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/birdtray/default.nix
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 
 mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "birdtray";
-  version = "1.8.1";
+  version = "1.9.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "gyunaev";
     repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "15l8drdmamq1dpqpj0h9ajj2r5vcs23cx421drvhfgs6bqlzd1hl";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1469ng6zk0qx0qfsihrnlz1j9i1wk0hx4vqdaplz9mdpyxvmlryk";
   };
 
   patches = [