diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/aw/await/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/aw/await/package.nix
index 8369cd6015ae..b2b74d8a0eb0 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/aw/await/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/aw/await/package.nix
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "await";
-  version = "1.0.5";
+  version = "1.0.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "slavaGanzin";
     repo = "await";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-0U9eLQDvHnRUJt46AI4bDWZfGynqjaWs9teidWP3RsA=";
+    rev = version;
+    hash = "sha256-Yrit1WdWIfjwqbjvyjrPT3EqSSkooYX+uoOstbxy//I=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     versionCheckHook
   ];
   doInstallCheck = true;
+  versionCheckProgramArg = [ "--version" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Small binary that runs a list of commands in parallel and awaits termination";