diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/yadm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/yadm/default.nix
index 66b785e43b1..bebc9fef0c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/yadm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/yadm/default.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, git, gnupg }:
 
 let version = "1.12.0"; in
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "yadm";
   inherit version;
 
+  buildInputs = [ git gnupg ];
+
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner  = "TheLocehiliosan";
     repo   = "yadm";
@@ -12,26 +14,26 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "0873jgks7dpfkj5km1jchxdrhf7lia70p0f8zsrh9p4crj5f4pc6";
   };
 
-  buildCommand = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/bin
-    mkdir -p $out/share/man/man1
-    mkdir -p $out/share/zsh/site-functions
-    mkdir -p $out/share/bash-completion/completions
-    sed -e 's:/bin/bash:/usr/bin/env bash:' $src/yadm > $out/bin/yadm
-    chmod 755 $out/bin/yadm
-    install -m 644 $src/yadm.1 $out/share/man/man1/yadm.1
-    install -m644 $src/completion/yadm.zsh_completion $out/share/zsh/site-functions/_yadm
-    install -m644 $src/completion/yadm.bash_completion $out/share/bash-completion/completions/yadm.bash
+  dontConfigure = true;
+  dontBuild = true;
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+    install -Dt $out/bin $src/yadm
+    install -Dt $out/share/man/man1 $src/yadm.1
+    install -D $src/completion/yadm.zsh_completion $out/share/zsh/site-functions/_yadm
+    install -D $src/completion/yadm.bash_completion $out/share/bash-completion/completions/yadm.bash
+    runHook postInstall
   '';
 
   meta = {
     homepage = https://github.com/TheLocehiliosan/yadm;
     description = "Yet Another Dotfiles Manager";
     longDescription = ''
-    yadm is a dotfile management tool with 3 main features: Manages files across
-    systems using a single Git repository. Provides a way to use alternate files on
-    a specific OS or host. Supplies a method of encrypting confidential data so it
-    can safely be stored in your repository.
+      yadm is a dotfile management tool with 3 main features:
+      * Manages files across systems using a single Git repository.
+      * Provides a way to use alternate files on a specific OS or host.
+      * Supplies a method of encrypting confidential data so it can safely be stored in your repository.
     '';
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;