diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/upwork/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/upwork/default.nix
index 36fd4047761c..9b8821b5115e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/upwork/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/upwork/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, dpkg, wrapGAppsHook, autoPatchelfHook, writeShellScript
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, dpkg, wrapGAppsHook, autoPatchelfHook
 , alsaLib, atk, at-spi2-atk, at-spi2-core, cairo, cups, dbus, expat, fontconfig, freetype
 , gdk-pixbuf, glib, gtk3, libnotify, libX11, libXcomposite, libXcursor, libXdamage, libuuid
 , libXext, libXfixes, libXi, libXrandr, libXrender, libXtst, nspr, nss, libxcb
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "upwork";
-  version = "5.4.9.6";
+  version = "5.5.0.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://upwork-usw2-desktopapp.upwork.com/binaries/v5_4_9_6_2565cdd0547940a2/${pname}_${version}_amd64.deb";
-    sha256 = "ff6246b3b4a1ed79cc9bca2934652fefb40bdac4b7e95997f3a46e354ce52456";
+    url = "https://upwork-usw2-desktopapp.upwork.com/binaries/v5_5_0_1_291c031686ed44ff/${pname}_${version}_amd64.deb";
+    sha256 = "49192ecfb10929b5b51cf8899186059649c894109ec172695cd7cfaa50923f6a";
   };
 
   dontWrapGApps = true;
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
     mv usr $out
     mv opt $out
     sed -e "s|/opt/Upwork|$out/bin|g" -i $out/share/applications/upwork.desktop
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       $out/bin/upwork \
       --prefix XDG_DATA_DIRS : "${gtk3}/share/gsettings-schemas/${gtk3.name}/" \
       --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${libPath}
+    runHook postInstall
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {