diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/cheat/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/cheat/default.nix
index a46485c5ef73..4ef1adb8e6cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/cheat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/cheat/default.nix
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
-{ stdenv, python3Packages, fetchurl }:
+{ stdenv, python3Packages, fetchFromGitHub }:
 
 with python3Packages;
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   name = "${pname}-${version}";
   pname = "cheat";
-  version = "2.2.1";
+  version = "2.2.2";
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [ docopt pygments ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ docopt pygments ];
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0w4k1h02p2gjv5wcr1c7r0ynb7v50qajx4hpyxz0ndh96f6x30pl";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "chrisallenlane";
+    repo = "cheat";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "1da4m4n6nivjakpll6jj0aszrv24g2zax74034lzpv3pbh84fvas";
   };
   # no tests available
   doCheck = false;
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    install -D man1/cheat.1.gz $out/share/man/man1/cheat.1.gz
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "cheat allows you to create and view interactive cheatsheets on the command-line";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ mic92 ];