diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/glava/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/glava/default.nix
index 38ee3fb73eb..6426ec053e6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/glava/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/glava/default.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ in
     ];
 
     preConfigure = ''
+      substituteInPlace Makefile \
+        --replace 'unknown' 'v${version}'
+
       export CFLAGS="-march=native"
     '';