diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/chemistry/tblite/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/chemistry/tblite/default.nix
index 20a89a3647de..1c21aa56c2ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/chemistry/tblite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/chemistry/tblite/default.nix
@@ -27,14 +27,16 @@ assert (
   ]
 );
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "tblite";
   version = "0.6.0";
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
+  strictDeps = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "tblite";
     repo = "tblite";
-    rev = "v${version}";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
     hash = "sha256-z0g+bf6APqNLB9mDE49FelitQ9ptZXdFQuYeXIT0NIw=";
   };
 
@@ -86,7 +88,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "dev"
   ];
 
-  checkInputs = [
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    # Runs python test drivers (test/*/tester.py) during checkPhase, so it must be available on the
+    # build host (strictDeps)
     python3
   ];
 
@@ -108,7 +112,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       lgpl3Plus
     ];
     homepage = "https://github.com/tblite/tblite";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/tblite/tblite/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.sheepforce ];
   };
-}
+})