diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/du/duckstation/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/du/duckstation/package.nix
index 37d2d01534b1..f6347e427b36 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/du/duckstation/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/du/duckstation/package.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
-, fetchFromGitHub
 , SDL2
 , callPackage
 , cmake
@@ -14,12 +13,12 @@
 , ninja
 , pkg-config
 , qt6
-, substituteAll
 , vulkan-loader
 , wayland
 }:
 
 let
+  sources = callPackage ./sources.nix { };
   shaderc-patched = callPackage ./shaderc-patched.nix { };
   inherit (qt6)
     qtbase
@@ -30,27 +29,13 @@ let
   ;
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
-  pname = "duckstation";
-  version = "0.1-6658";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "stenzek";
-    repo = "duckstation";
-    rev = "4e0c417add264226b3db065c1466791f0591a1b5";
-    hash = "sha256-fN0bcjqjMmK3qVLlrYmR2VgjK0BjdK4nUj8vNYdFC3I=";
-  };
+  inherit (sources.duckstation) pname version src;
 
   patches = [
     # Tests are not built by default
     ./001-fix-test-inclusion.diff
-    # Patching yet another script that fills data based on git commands...
-    (substituteAll {
-      src = ./002-hardcode-vars.diff;
-      gitHash = finalAttrs.src.rev;
-      gitBranch = "master";
-      gitTag = "${finalAttrs.version}-g4e0c417a";
-      gitDate = "2024-04-16T12:49:54+10:00";
-    })
+    # Patching yet another script that fills data based on git commands . . .
+    ./002-hardcode-vars.diff
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -82,6 +67,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_TESTS" true)
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    gitHash=$(cat .nixpkgs-auxfiles/git_hash) \
+    gitBranch=$(cat .nixpkgs-auxfiles/git_branch) \
+    gitTag=$(cat .nixpkgs-auxfiles/git_tag) \
+    gitDate=$(cat .nixpkgs-auxfiles/git_date) \
+      substituteAllInPlace src/scmversion/gen_scmversion.sh
+  '';
+
   doInstallCheck = true;
 
   installCheckPhase = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/du/duckstation/sources.nix b/pkgs/by-name/du/duckstation/sources.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d72364c4e97c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/du/duckstation/sources.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+}:
+
+{
+  duckstation = let
+    self = {
+      pname = "duckstation";
+      version = "0.1-6658";
+      src = fetchFromGitHub {
+        owner = "stenzek";
+        repo = "duckstation";
+        rev = "refs/tags/v${self.version}";
+        #
+        # Some files are filled by using Git commands; it requires deepClone.
+        # More info at `checkout_ref` function in nix-prefetch-git.
+        # However, `.git` is a bit nondeterministic (and Git itself makes no
+        # guarrantees whatsoever).
+        # Then, in order to enhance reproducibility, what we will do here is:
+        #
+        # - Execute the desired Git commands;
+        # - Save the obtained info into files;
+        # - Remove `.git` afterwards.
+        #
+        deepClone = true;
+        postFetch = ''
+          cd $out
+          mkdir -p .nixpkgs-auxfiles/
+          git rev-parse HEAD > .nixpkgs-auxfiles/git_hash
+          git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD | tr -d '\r\n' > .nixpkgs-auxfiles/git_branch
+          git describe --dirty | tr -d '\r\n' > .nixpkgs-auxfiles/git_tag
+          git log -1 --date=iso8601-strict --format=%cd > .nixpkgs-auxfiles/git_date
+          find $out -name .git -print0 | xargs -0 rm -fr
+        '';
+        hash = "sha256-ZP9WYaz9e6x3x4UpuW2ep5sc+nUT2O+b0048bmkW0ac=";
+      };
+    };
+  in
+    self;
+}