diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/bemenu/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/bemenu/default.nix
index d9fe7a52bbf0..57d87d906e82 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/bemenu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/bemenu/default.nix
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
 , x11Support ? true, xorg
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "bemenu";
-  version = "0.6.15";
+  version = "0.6.16";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "Cloudef";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-gdeNaqtxqxBtG9bkxozPE/DLQgLqCt1vh2A2WmgNn7w=";
+    repo = finalAttrs.pname;
+    rev = finalAttrs.version;
+    sha256 = "sha256-K9a9BUodpKwvEOhnF2/TGo5zLm7F9RzqSCcWzuhKcWA=";
   };
 
   strictDeps = true;
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Dynamic menu library and client program inspired by dmenu";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ lheckemann ];
+    mainProgram = "bemenu";
     platforms = with platforms; linux;
   };
-}
+})