diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/neocomp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/neocomp/default.nix
index bf017ae085a6..e878f4f088e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/neocomp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/neocomp/default.nix
@@ -16,27 +16,30 @@
 , libXinerama
 , libXrandr
 , libXrender
+, libXres
 , pcre
 , pkg-config
 }:
-let
-  rev   = "v0.6-17-g271e784";
-in
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "neocomp-unstable";
-  version = "2019-03-12";
+  pname = "neocomp";
+  version = "unstable-2021-04-06";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    inherit rev;
-    owner  = "DelusionalLogic";
-    repo   = "NeoComp";
-    sha256 = "1mp338vz1jm5pwf7pi5azx4hzykmvpkwzx1kw6a9anj272f32zpg";
+    owner = "DelusionalLogic";
+    repo = "NeoComp";
+    rev = "ccd340d7b2dcd3f828aff958a638cc23686aee6f";
+    sha256 = "sha256-tLLEwpAGNVTC+N41bM7pfskIli4Yvc95wH2/NT0OZ+8=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
     asciidoc
     docbook_xml_dtd_45
     docbook_xsl
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
     freetype
     judy
     libGL
@@ -50,15 +53,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libXinerama
     libXrandr
     libXrender
+    libXres
     pcre
-    pkg-config
   ];
 
   makeFlags = [
     "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}"
     "CFGDIR=${placeholder "out"}/etc/xdg/neocomp"
     "ASTDIR=${placeholder "out"}/share/neocomp/assets"
-    "COMPTON_VERSION=git-${rev}-${version}"
+    "COMPTON_VERSION=${version}"
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -72,8 +75,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage        = "https://github.com/DelusionalLogic/NeoComp";
-    license         = licenses.gpl3;
-    maintainers     = with maintainers; [ twey ];
+    license         = licenses.gpl3Only;
+    maintainers     = with maintainers; [ twey fortuneteller2k ];
     platforms       = platforms.linux;
     description     = "A fork of Compton, a compositor for X11";
     longDescription = ''