diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/puremagic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/puremagic/default.nix
index aac505dd8f39..ad4037a6c580 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/puremagic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/puremagic/default.nix
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
-, fetchPypi
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "puremagic";
-  version = "1.14";
+  version = "1.15";
   format = "setuptools";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-PV3ybMfsmuu/hCoJEVovqF3FnqZBT6VoVyxEd115bLw=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "cdgriffith";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-WnqDrVPTlNxz3SDt1wLdZmxtj0Vh6gLHDJlYGEHHxsg=";
   };
 
-  # test data not included on pypi
-  doCheck = false;
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "puremagic"
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Implementation of magic file detection";
     homepage = "https://github.com/cdgriffith/puremagic";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/cdgriffith/puremagic/blob/${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ globin ];
   };