diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/zellij/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/zellij/default.nix
index 039ff032abc4..6274dae69489 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/zellij/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/zellij/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , rustPlatform
 , stdenv
 , installShellFiles
+, perl
 , pkg-config
 , libiconv
 , openssl
@@ -15,20 +16,21 @@
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "zellij";
-  version = "0.36.0";
+  version = "0.39.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "zellij-org";
     repo = "zellij";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-6hd4vZfcztD+i3hRP057Z9kYbl/QYK7e5X18tKRmNVQ=";
+    hash = "sha256-ZKtYXUNuBwQtEHTaPlptiRncFWattkkcAGGzbKalJZE=";
   };
 
-  cargoSha256 = "sha256-71HQ/75tl6ogGm5geDPZtz8oYCxUkAWUrU1lhK2AG0c=";
+  cargoHash = "sha256-4XRCXQYJaYvnIfEK2b0VuLy/HIFrafLrK9BvZMnCKpY=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     mandown
     installShellFiles
+    perl
     pkg-config
   ];
 
@@ -62,5 +64,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     changelog = "https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = with licenses; [ mit ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ therealansh _0x4A6F abbe thehedgeh0g ];
+    mainProgram = "zellij";
   };
 }