diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/lix/common-nix-eval-jobs.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/lix/common-nix-eval-jobs.nix
index d3be7a626d97..8206dc355127 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/lix/common-nix-eval-jobs.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/lix/common-nix-eval-jobs.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   # point 'nix edit' and ofborg at the file that defines the attribute,
   # not this common file.
   pos = builtins.unsafeGetAttrPos "version" args;
+
+  # Since this package is intimately tied to a specific Nix release, we
+  # propagate the Nix used for building it to make it easier for users
+  # downstream to reference it.
+  passthru = {
+    nix = lix;
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Hydra's builtin `hydra-eval-jobs` as a standalone tool";
     mainProgram = "nix-eval-jobs";