diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ns/nsis/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ns/nsis/package.nix
index 88039df00db6..7d93e463090e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ns/nsis/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ns/nsis/package.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "SKIPUTILS=all"
     "SKIPMISC=all"
     "NSIS_CONFIG_CONST_DATA=no"
+    "VERSION=${version}"
   ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin "APPEND_LINKFLAGS=-liconv";
 
   preBuild = ''