diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/pius/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/pius/default.nix
index 5e0c87c2f7d..908a47e6326 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/pius/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/pius/default.nix
@@ -1,29 +1,21 @@
-{ fetchurl, stdenv, python, gnupg }:
+{ fetchFromGitHub, stdenv, pythonPackages, gnupg }:
 
-let version = "2.0.11"; in
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
+let version = "2.2.4"; in
+pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication {
   name = "pius-${version}";
   namePrefix = "";
 
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://sourceforge/pgpius/pius/${version}/pius-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "0pdbyqz6k0bm182cz81ss7yckmpms5qhrrw0wcr4a1srzcjyzf5f";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "jaymzh";
+    repo = "pius";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1yk6ngpk55yjdnzhm5sj675xbzwp7rir816a3aris647gsph1vlx";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ python ];
-
   patchPhase = ''
-    sed -i "pius" -e's|/usr/bin/gpg|${gnupg}/bin/gpg|g'
-  '';
-
-  dontBuild = true;
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p "$out/bin"
-    cp -v pius "$out/bin"
-
-    mkdir -p "$out/doc/pius-${version}"
-    cp -v README "$out/doc/pius-${version}"
+    for file in libpius/constants.py pius-keyring-mgr; do
+      sed -i "$file" -E -e's|/usr/bin/gpg2?|${gnupg}/bin/gpg|g'
+    done
   '';
 
   meta = {
@@ -41,6 +33,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
 
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.gnu;
-    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ fuuzetsu ];
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ fuuzetsu kierdavis ];
   };
 }