diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix
index e8b6cc93c2c..1f2a28cb8fb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "racket-${version}";
-  version = "7.0";
+  version = "7.0"; # always change at once with ./minimal.nix
 
   src = (stdenv.lib.makeOverridable ({ name, sha256 }:
     fetchurl rec {