diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/ytt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/ytt/default.nix
index 20ae25c56e33..ec8c0f46cf5c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/ytt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/ytt/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   vendorSha256 = null;
 
+  ldflags = [
+    "-X github.com/vmware-tanzu/carvel-ytt/pkg/version.Version=${version}"
+  ];
+
   subPackages = [ "cmd/ytt" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {