diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/trivial-builders/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/trivial-builders/default.nix
index 84a769e14d37..8d102e161527 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/trivial-builders/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/trivial-builders/default.nix
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ rec {
           # turn off __structuredAttrs to unbreak substituteAll
           __structuredAttrs = false;
           pname = name;
-          inherit (lib.trivial) version;
+          version = lib.trivial.release + "pre-git";
           inherit meta;
           inherit depsTargetTargetPropagated;
           inherit propagatedBuildInputs;
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
index 1843c2507c85..74c64f080c2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ let
     argsStdenv@{
       name ? "stdenv",
       pname ? name,
-      version ? lib.trivial.version,
+      version ? lib.trivial.release + "pre-git",
       preHook ? "",
       initialPath,