diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/zrepl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/zrepl/default.nix
index 0bbc7267af80..e70947043194 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/zrepl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/zrepl/default.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     makeWrapper
   ];
 
+  ldflags = [ "-X github.com/zrepl/zrepl/version.zreplVersion=${version}" ];
+
   postInstall = ''
     mkdir -p $out/lib/systemd/system
     substitute dist/systemd/zrepl.service $out/lib/systemd/system/zrepl.service \