diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/freemind/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/freemind/default.nix
index 0bdf8df306a8..5e5d205c8ae9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/freemind/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/freemind/default.nix
@@ -1,43 +1,76 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, jdk, jre, ant }:
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchurl,
+  ant,
+  jdk,
+  jre,
+  makeWrapper,
+  stripJavaArchivesHook,
+}:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "freemind";
   version = "1.0.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://sourceforge/freemind/freemind-src-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "06c6pm7hpwh9hbmyah3lj2wp1g957x8znfwc5cwygsi7dc98b0h1";
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/freemind/freemind-src-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.gz";
+    hash = "sha256-AYKFEmsn6uc5K4w7+1E/Jb1wuZB0QOXrggnyC0+9hhk=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ jdk ant ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    ant
+    jdk
+    makeWrapper
+    stripJavaArchivesHook
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    # disable the <buildnumer> task because it would edit version.properties
+    # and add a "last edited" header to it, which is non-deterministic
+    sed -i  '/<buildnumber/d' build.xml
+
+    # replace dependency on `which`
+    substituteInPlace freemind.sh \
+        --replace-fail "which" "type -p"
+  '';
 
   preConfigure = ''
-    chmod +x check_for_duplicate_resources.sh
-    sed 's,/bin/bash,${stdenv.shell},' -i check_for_duplicate_resources.sh
-
-    ## work around javac encoding errors
-    export JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS="-Dfile.encoding=UTF8"
+    chmod +x *.sh
+    patchShebangs *.sh
   '';
 
-  buildPhase = "ant dist";
+  # Workaround for javac encoding errors
+  # Note: not sure if this is still needed
+  env.JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS = "-Dfile.encoding=UTF8";
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+    ant build
+    runHook postBuild
+  '';
 
   installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/{bin,nix-support}
-    cp -r ../bin/dist $out/nix-support
-    sed -i 's/which/type -p/' $out/nix-support/dist/freemind.sh
-
-    cat >$out/bin/freemind <<EOF
-    #! ${stdenv.shell}
-    JAVA_HOME=${jre} $out/nix-support/dist/freemind.sh
-    EOF
-    chmod +x $out/{bin/freemind,nix-support/dist/freemind.sh}
+    runHook preInstall
+    ant dist -Ddist=$out/share/freemind
+    runHook postInstall
   '';
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  postFixup = ''
+    makeWrapper $out/share/freemind/freemind.sh $out/bin/freemind \
+        --set JAVA_HOME ${jre}
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
     description = "Mind-mapping software";
-    mainProgram = "freemind";
     homepage = "https://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page";
-    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    mainProgram = "freemind";
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ tomasajt ];
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [
+      fromSource
+      binaryBytecode # source bundles dependencies as jars
+    ];
   };
-}
+})