diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/selfoss/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/selfoss/default.nix
index 14f1dffee64..4ed9d96510c 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/selfoss/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/selfoss/default.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, unzip }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "selfoss-unstable-${version}";
-  version = "2016-07-31";
+  name = "selfoss-${version}";
+  version = "2.18";
 
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "SSilence";
-    repo = "selfoss";
-    rev = "ceb431ad9208e2c5e31dafe593c75e5eb8b65cf7";
-    sha256 = "00vrpw7sb95x6lwpaxrlzxyj98k98xblqcrjr236ykv0ha97xv30";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/SSilence/selfoss/releases/download/${version}/${name}.zip";
+    sha256 = "1vd699r1kjc34n8avggckx2b0daj5rmgrj997sggjw2inaq4cg8b";
   };
 
+  sourceRoot = ".";
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ unzip ];
+
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir $out
     cp -ra * $out/