diff --git a/pkgs/shells/xonsh/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/xonsh/default.nix
index 12d39c5bdab..b896b8b088e 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/xonsh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/xonsh/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "xonsh";
-  version = "0.9.6";
+  version = "0.9.8";
 
   # fetch from github because the pypi package ships incomplete tests
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner  = "scopatz";
+    owner  = "xonsh";
     repo   = "xonsh";
     rev    = "refs/tags/${version}";
     sha256 = "0lnvx1kdk1nwv988wrxyvbzb25xawz517amvi4pwzs22bymcdhws";