diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/non-generated/blink-cmp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/non-generated/blink-cmp/default.nix
index 7980b3e78838..fe4243cef6a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/non-generated/blink-cmp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/non-generated/blink-cmp/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   vimUtils,
   nix-update-script,
   git,
+  replaceVars,
 }:
 let
   version = "0.8.2";
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ vimUtils.buildVimPlugin {
     ln -s ${blink-fuzzy-lib}/lib/libblink_cmp_fuzzy.${libExt} target/release/libblink_cmp_fuzzy.${libExt}
   '';
 
+  patches = [
+    (replaceVars ./force-version.patch { inherit (src) tag; })
+  ];
+
   passthru = {
     updateScript = nix-update-script {
       attrPath = "vimPlugins.blink-cmp.blink-fuzzy-lib";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/non-generated/blink-cmp/force-version.patch b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/non-generated/blink-cmp/force-version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3a32ac09ef30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/non-generated/blink-cmp/force-version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/lua/blink/cmp/fuzzy/download/init.lua
++++ b/lua/blink/cmp/fuzzy/download/init.lua
+@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function download.ensure_downloaded(callback)
+       }
+     end)
+     :map(function(version)
+-      local target_git_tag = download_config.force_version or version.git.tag
++      local target_git_tag = download_config.force_version or '@tag@'
+
+       -- not built locally, not on a git tag, error
+       assert(