diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/continuous-integration/buildbot/worker.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/continuous-integration/buildbot/worker.nix
index ad464fc47ebb..b8da7fd6ba3e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/continuous-integration/buildbot/worker.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/continuous-integration/buildbot/worker.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ buildPythonPackage {
     psutil
   ];
 
+  # the date-based version of buildbot-worker doesn't align with buildbot's version
+  dontCheckPythonMetadata = true;
+
   passthru.tests = {
     smoke-test = nixosTests.buildbot;
   };