diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/zl/zlsplitter/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/zl/zlsplitter/package.nix
index c28ceac5a8dc..8923fdd3c230 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/zl/zlsplitter/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/zl/zlsplitter/package.nix
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ clangStdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       if clangStdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64 then "neon64" else "sse2;avx;avx2"
     ))
     (lib.cmakeBool "ZL_JUCE_COPY_PLUGIN" false)
+    # set the version for in the settings screen.
+    (lib.cmakeFeature "FOOBAR_VERSION" "${finalAttrs.version}")
   ];
 
   installPhase = ''