diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ew/eww/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ew/eww/package.nix
index e60ad71ae9c2..1fc69cd48000 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ew/eww/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ew/eww/package.nix
@@ -12,16 +12,19 @@
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "eww";
-  version = "0.6.0";
+  version = "0.6.0-unstable-2024-04-26";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "elkowar";
     repo = "eww";
-    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-rzDnplFJNiHe+XbxbhZMEhPJMiJsmdVqtZxlxhzzpTk=";
+    # FIXME: change to a release tag once a new release is available
+    # https://github.com/elkowar/eww/pull/1084
+    # using the revision to fix string truncation issue in eww config
+    rev = "2c8811512460ce6cc75e021d8d081813647699dc";
+    hash = "sha256-eDOg5Ink3iWT/B1WpD9po5/UxS4DEaVO4NPIRyjSheM=";
   };
 
-  cargoHash = "sha256-n9nd5E/VO+0BgkhrfQpeihlIkoVQRf6CMiPCK5opvvw=";
+  cargoHash = "sha256-ClnIW7HxbQcC85OyoMhBLFjVtdEUCOARuimfS4uRi+E=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config wrapGAppsHook3 ];