diff --git a/org.gnome.Geary.json b/org.gnome.Geary.json
index 7dec8273..42dbbd6d 100644
--- a/org.gnome.Geary.json
+++ b/org.gnome.Geary.json
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@
             ],
             "sources" : [
                 {
-                    "type" : "git",
-                    "url" : "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gspell.git",
-                    "branch" : "master"
+                    "type" : "archive",
+                    "url": "https://download.gnome.org/sources/gspell/1.8/gspell-1.8.1.tar.xz",
+                    "sha256": "819a1d23c7603000e73f5e738bdd284342e0cd345fb0c7650999c31ec741bbe5"
                 }
             ]
         },