diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/ddrescue/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/ddrescue/default.nix
index 9afad675bb9..d2ace27b1fd 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/ddrescue/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/ddrescue/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, lzip }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "ddrescue-1.16";
+  name = "ddrescue-1.17";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://gnu/ddrescue/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1rixya7p8c4jrn4p0flf6h5dqwybrilf3hrj4r7x41h3zgjz5cvn";
+    url = "mirror://gnu/ddrescue/${name}.tar.lz";
+    sha256 = "0bvmsbzli2j4czwkabzs978n1y6vx31axh02kpgcf7033cc6rydy";
   };
 
+  buildInputs = [ lzip ];
+
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = {
@@ -41,6 +43,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = "GPLv3+";
 
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
-    maintainers = [ ];
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ iElectric ];
   };
 }