diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/levenshtein/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/levenshtein/default.nix
index d680f2cb1e05..c3c3cc0f2a2b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/levenshtein/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/levenshtein/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "levenshtein";
-  version = "0.20.9";
+  version = "0.21.0";
   format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "maxbachmann";
     repo = "Levenshtein";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-BPfv3XsAaspLGmztllUYLq6VMKaW+s/Pp18RQmSrilc=";
+    hash = "sha256-YmgNxFChKn1P6FrJx2ybucJP9WP0J9h8bskwDNy+snE=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Functions for fast computation of Levenshtein distance and string similarity";
     homepage = "https://github.com/maxbachmann/Levenshtein";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/maxbachmann/Levenshtein/blob/${version}/HISTORY.md";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/maxbachmann/Levenshtein/blob/${src.rev}/HISTORY.md";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
   };