diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/gnome-podcasts/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/gnome-podcasts/default.nix
index eeafdc80344d..080debd74541 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/gnome-podcasts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/gnome-podcasts/default.nix
@@ -1,45 +1,74 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, meson, ninja, gettext, cargo, rustc, python3, pkgconfig, gnome3
-, glib, libhandy, gtk3, dbus, openssl, sqlite, gst_all_1, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ stdenv
+, rustPlatform
+, fetchFromGitLab
+, fetchpatch
+, meson
+, ninja
+, gettext
+, cargo
+, rustc
+, python3
+, pkgconfig
+, gnome3
+, glib
+, libhandy
+, gtk3
+, dbus
+, openssl
+, sqlite
+, gst_all_1
+, wrapGAppsHook
+}:
 
-# TODO: build from git for easier updates
-# rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  version = "0.4.6";
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+  version = "0.4.7";
   pname = "gnome-podcasts";
 
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/podcasts/uploads/e59ac5d618d7daf4c7f33ba72957c466/gnome-podcasts-0.4.6.tar.xz;
-    sha256 = "0g2rk3w251fp5jwbxs5ya1adv8nsgdqjy1vmfg8qqab6qyndhbrc";
+  src = fetchFromGitLab {
+    domain = "gitlab.gnome.org";
+    owner = "World";
+    repo = "podcasts";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "0vy5i77bv8c22ldhrnr4z6kx22zqnb1lg3s7y8673bqjgd7dppi0";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # podcasts-data would fail to build because it errors on warnings
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/podcasts/commit/7dc1b25ee7fc59a188312d31b1fa00c3110ae63e.patch";
-      sha256 = "03ibbh1snk1391vnni529agqs14lzg5g0axjgpf3gn8dwwh1yvd5";
-    })
-  ];
-
-  # src = fetchFromGitLab {
-  #   domain = "gitlab.gnome.org";
-  #   owner = "World";
-  #   repo = "podcasts";
-  #   rev = version;
-  #   sha256 = "15xj98dhxvys0cnya9488qsfsm0ys1wy69wkc39z8j6hwdm7byq2";
-  # };
+  cargoSha256 = "1h0n8zclb8a1b1ri83viiwwzlj3anm38m4cp38aqyf6q40qga35q";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    meson ninja pkgconfig gettext cargo rustc python3 wrapGAppsHook
-  ];
-  buildInputs = [
-    glib gtk3 libhandy dbus openssl sqlite gst_all_1.gstreamer gst_all_1.gst-plugins-base gst_all_1.gst-plugins-bad
+    meson
+    ninja
+    pkgconfig
+    gettext
+    cargo
+    rustc
+    python3
+    wrapGAppsHook
   ];
 
-  # cargoSha256 = "0721b5f700vvvzvmdl8nfjaa6j412q1fjssgrjv8n6rmn9z13d2v";
+  buildInputs = [
+    glib
+    gtk3
+    libhandy
+    dbus
+    openssl
+    sqlite
+    gst_all_1.gstreamer
+    gst_all_1.gst-plugins-base
+    gst_all_1.gst-plugins-bad
+  ];
+
+  # use Meson/Ninja phases
+  configurePhase = null;
+  buildPhase = null;
+  checkPhase = null;
+  installPhase = null;
+
+  # tests require network
+  doCheck = false;
 
   postPatch = ''
     chmod +x scripts/compile-gschema.py # patchShebangs requires executable file
-    patchShebangs scripts/compile-gschema.py
+    patchShebangs scripts/compile-gschema.py scripts/cargo.sh
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {