diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/picard-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/picard-tools/default.nix
index e825d1e8454..9c7de486573 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/picard-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/picard-tools/default.nix
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "picard-tools-${version}";
-  version = "2.18.14";
+  version = "2.18.17";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://github.com/broadinstitute/picard/releases/download/${version}/picard.jar";
-    sha256 = "0xc5mqifav2j4zbln04q07wjlzpwp3w0y5iv5bkp4v5486cp2ha9";
+    sha256 = "0ks7ymrjfya5h77hp0bqyipzdri0kf97c8wks32nvwkj821687zm";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ jre makeWrapper ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+  buildInputs = [ jre ];
 
   phases = [ "installPhase" ];
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Tools for high-throughput sequencing (HTS) data and formats such as SAM/BAM/CRAM and VCF.";
+    description = "Tools for high-throughput sequencing (HTS) data and formats such as SAM/BAM/CRAM and VCF";
     license = licenses.mit;
     homepage = https://broadinstitute.github.io/picard/;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jbedo ];