diff --git a/modules/tools/pass/packages.el b/modules/tools/pass/packages.el
index 8c92e6435..cb4e52e36 100644
--- a/modules/tools/pass/packages.el
+++ b/modules/tools/pass/packages.el
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 (package! password-store)
 (package! password-store-otp)
 
-;; `auto-source-pass' is built into Emacs 26+
-(unless EMACS26+
-  (package! auth-source-pass))
+;; an older version of `auto-source-pass' is built into Emacs 26+, so we must
+;; install the new version directly from the source and with a psuedonym.
+(package! auth-source-pass-new
+  :recipe (auth-source-pass :fetcher github :repo "DamienCassou/auth-password-store"))
 
 (when (featurep! :completion ivy)
   (package! ivy-pass))