diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vt/vtsls/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vt/vtsls/package.nix
index a86289d68745..c35f81ce69f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/vt/vtsls/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vt/vtsls/package.nix
@@ -4,19 +4,20 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   nodejs_22,
   gitMinimal,
+  gitSetupHook,
   pnpm_8,
   nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "vtsls";
-  version = "0.2.8";
+  version = "0.2.9";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "yioneko";
     repo = "vtsls";
-    rev = "server-v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-Ng+aOBnxFRbMjoUy6+DvIk2yVpvJT+AMsbvDb+IlYpY=";
+    tag = "server-v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-vlw84nigvQqRB9OQBxOmrR9CClU9M4dNgF/nrvGN+sk=";
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     nodejs_22
     # patches are applied with git during build
     gitMinimal
+    gitSetupHook
     pnpm_8.configHook
   ];
 
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       src
       version
       ;
-    hash = "sha256-xenPpKsIjEIyVeZDjwjLaBbpWLqWQDBaLLfyzxtrsTI=";
+    hash = "sha256-SdqeTYRH60CyU522+nBo0uCDnzxDP48eWBAtGTL/pqg=";
   };
 
   # Patches to get submodule sha from file instead of 'git submodule status'
@@ -50,10 +52,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   buildPhase = ''
     runHook preBuild
 
-    # During build vtsls needs a working git installation.
-    git config --global user.name nixbld
-    git config --global user.email nixbld@example.com
-
     # during build this sha is used as a marker to skip applying patches and
     # copying files, which doesn't matter in this case
     echo "dummysha" > ./packages/service/HEAD