diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/cask/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/cask/default.nix
index f89bd1ddf02a..710503560691 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/cask/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/cask/default.nix
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "cask";
-  version = "0.8.4";
 
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://github.com/cask/cask/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "02f8bb20b33b23fb11e7d2a1d282519dfdb8b3090b9672448b8c2c2cacd3e478";
-  };
+  inherit (emacsPackages.melpaStablePackages.cask) src version;
 
   doCheck = true;