diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/duckdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/duckdb/default.nix
index c839dea3d1a..ea6dfe32fda 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/duckdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/duckdb/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "duckdb";
   inherit (duckdb) version src;
 
+  # build attempts to use git to figure out its own version. don't want to add
+  # the dependency for something pointless.
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace scripts/package_build.py --replace \
+      "'git'" "'false'"
+  '';
+
   postConfigure = ''
     cd tools/pythonpkg
     export SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=${version}