diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/buildenv/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/buildenv/default.nix
index 5183a358ce70..c6b6acd5f8e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/buildenv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/buildenv/default.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ lib.makeOverridable
 
 , passthru ? {}
 , meta ? {}
+, pname ? null
+, version ? null
 }:
 let
   chosenOutputs = map (drv: {
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ in runCommand name
   rec {
     inherit manifest ignoreCollisions checkCollisionContents passthru
             meta pathsToLink extraPrefix postBuild
-            nativeBuildInputs buildInputs;
+            nativeBuildInputs buildInputs pname version;
     pkgs = builtins.toJSON chosenOutputs;
     extraPathsFrom = lib.optional includeClosures (writeClosure pathsForClosure);
     preferLocalBuild = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundled-common/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundled-common/default.nix
index 1cb657483936..14da25f5d263 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundled-common/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundled-common/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 {
   name ? null
 , pname ? null
+, version ? null
 , mainGemName ? null
 , gemdir ? null
 , gemfile ? null
@@ -65,14 +66,16 @@ let
 
   gems = lib.flip lib.mapAttrs configuredGemset (name: attrs: buildGem name attrs);
 
+  version' = if version != null then
+    version
+  else if pname != null then
+    gems.${pname}.suffix
+  else null;
+
   name' = if name != null then
     name
   else
-    let
-      gem = gems.${pname};
-      suffix = gem.suffix;
-    in
-      "${pname}-${suffix}";
+    "${pname}-${version'}";
 
   pname' = if pname != null then
     pname
@@ -117,9 +120,10 @@ let
 
 
   basicEnvArgs = {
-    inherit nativeBuildInputs buildInputs ignoreCollisions;
+    inherit nativeBuildInputs buildInputs ignoreCollisions pname;
 
     name = name';
+    version = version';
 
     paths = envPaths;
     pathsToLink = [ "/lib" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundler-app/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundler-app/default.nix
index 01e90ba53f1f..7fdfa6f15019 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundler-app/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundler-app/default.nix
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ let
     inherit ruby;
   }) args;
 
-  cmdArgs = removeAttrs args [ "pname" "postBuild" "gemConfig" "passthru" "gemset" "gemdir" ] // {
+  cmdArgs = removeAttrs args [ "postBuild" "gemConfig" "passthru" "gemset" "gemdir" ] // {
     inherit preferLocalBuild allowSubstitutes; # pass the defaults
+    inherit (basicEnv) version;
 
     nativeBuildInputs = nativeBuildInputs ++ lib.optionals (scripts != []) [ makeWrapper ];