diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index d9d4234bb1f..112665811c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -9556,17 +9556,17 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
     };
   };
 
-  NetHTTP = buildPerlPackage {
-    name = "Net-HTTP-6.09";
+  NetHTTP = buildPerlPackage rec {
+    name = "Net-HTTP-6.12";
     src = fetchurl {
-      url = mirror://cpan/authors/id/E/ET/ETHER/Net-HTTP-6.09.tar.gz;
-      sha256 = "52762b939d84806908ba544581c5708375f7938c3c0e496c128ca3fbc425e58d";
+      url = "mirror://cpan/authors/id/O/OA/OALDERS/${name}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "8565aff76b3d09084642f3a83c654fb4ced8220e8e19d35c78b661519b4c1be6";
     };
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ URI ];
     meta = {
+      homepage = https://github.com/libwww-perl/Net-HTTP;
       description = "Low-level HTTP connection (client)";
       license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
-      maintainers = [ maintainers.rycee ];
     };
   };