diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/grv/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/grv/default.nix
index dc111b29450..be5b58c5733 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/grv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/grv/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ buildGoPackage {
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
+  buildFlagsArray = [ "-ldflags=" "-X main.version=${version}" ];
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = " GRV is a terminal interface for viewing git repositories";
     homepage = https://github.com/rgburke/grv;