diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/victron-mqtt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/victron-mqtt/default.nix
index 501f55142150..5cd21356615a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/victron-mqtt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/victron-mqtt/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   hatchling,
   paho-mqtt,
+  pyprojectVersionPatchHook,
   pytest-asyncio,
   pytest-mock,
   pytestCheckHook,
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
     hatchling
   ];
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pyprojectVersionPatchHook
+  ];
+
   dependencies = [
     paho-mqtt
   ];