diff --git a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/dcrwallet/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/dcrwallet/default.nix
index 2266a1e4c260..d66147ca52bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/dcrwallet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/dcrwallet/default.nix
@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "dcrwallet";
-  version = "1.6.0";
+  version = "1.8.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "decred";
     repo = "dcrwallet";
-    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-WUfmv+laOwR/fc4osAFzPKqHQR+wOtSdLEsysICnuvg=";
+    rev = "release-v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-ffY5IvSGu4Q7EdJpfdsIKxxjkm6FD0DR9ItnaO90SBc=";
   };
 
-  vendorSha256 = "sha256-9IRNlULvARIZu6dWaKrvx6fiDJ80SBLINhK/9tW9k/0=";
-
-  doCheck = false;
+  vendorHash = "sha256-dduHuMa5UPf73lfirTHSrYnOUbc2IyULpstZPGUJzuc=";
 
   subPackages = [ "." ];