diff --git a/gnu/packages/game-development.scm b/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
index eaa3de3f87..41de1fe722 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
@@ -822,35 +822,33 @@ (define-public love
     (license license:zlib)))
 
 (define-public love-nuklear
-  (let ((version "v2.6")
-        (commit "fef4e00a602efb16c57ae962850b6e7a01f7a29a"))
-    (package
-      (name "love-nuklear")
-      (version (git-version version "1" commit))
-      (source (origin
-                (method git-fetch)
-                (uri (git-reference
-                      (url "https://github.com/keharriso/love-nuklear/")
-                      (commit commit)
-                      (recursive? #t)))
-                ;; NOTE: the HEAD of the Nuklear git-submodule is at commit
-                ;; "adc52d710fe3c87194b99f540c53e82eb75c2521" of Oct 1 2019
-                (file-name (git-file-name name version))
-                (sha256
-                 (base32
-                  "15qmy8mfwkxy2x9rmxs6f9cyvjvwwj6yf78bs863xmc56dmjzzbn"))))
-      (build-system cmake-build-system)
-      (arguments
-       `(#:build-type "Release"
-         #:tests? #f))
-      (inputs
-       `(("luajit" ,luajit)))
-      (synopsis "Lightweight immediate mode GUI for LÖVE games")
-      (description "LÖVE is a Lua framework for making 2D games.  Nuklear
+  (package
+    (name "love-nuklear")
+    (version "2.6.1")
+    (source (origin
+              (method git-fetch)
+              (uri (git-reference
+                    (url "https://github.com/keharriso/love-nuklear/")
+                    (commit (string-append "v" version))
+                    (recursive? #t)))
+              ;; NOTE: the HEAD of the Nuklear git-submodule is at commit
+              ;; "adc52d710fe3c87194b99f540c53e82eb75c2521" of Oct 1 2019
+              (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "090xp5c975155hd1pa7bdssdlawvygs5s6icdkwbyc8il5kg5kgv"))))
+    (build-system cmake-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:build-type "Release"
+       #:tests? #f))
+    (inputs
+     `(("luajit" ,luajit)))
+    (synopsis "Lightweight immediate mode GUI for LÖVE games")
+    (description "LÖVE is a Lua framework for making 2D games.  Nuklear
 is a minimal state immediate mode graphical user interface toolkit.  This
 package is the Nuklear bindings for LÖVE created by Kevin Harrison.")
-      (home-page "https://github.com/keharriso/love-nuklear/")
-      (license license:expat))))
+    (home-page "https://github.com/keharriso/love-nuklear/")
+    (license license:expat)))
 
 (define-public allegro-4
   (package