diff --git a/srcpkgs/k9s/template b/srcpkgs/k9s/template
index 15ccbdf3a26..6627fffab1d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/k9s/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/k9s/template
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ short_desc="Terminal UI to interact with Kubernetes clusters"
 maintainer="Tim Sandquist <tim.sandquist@gmail.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://k9scli.io/"
-distfiles="https://github.com/derailed/k9s/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=ecf3102a988db852bf517e9b8453172cefc15ace223f231f8a2bcd774f893567
+distfiles="https://github.com/derailed/k9s/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=7496cfc6da6da5d91ef2ad5ea61eae15186effabb77adf904c896213ca6ff810
 
 make_check_args="--skip TestSwitchNS"