diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qtspell/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qtspell/default.nix
index 141915c5ba2b..385237961468 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qtspell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qtspell/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     description = "Provides spell-checking to Qt's text widgets, using the enchant spell-checking library";
     homepage = "https://github.com/manisandro/qtspell";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/manisandro/qtspell/blob/version/NEWS";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/manisandro/qtspell/blob/${version}/NEWS";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ dansbandit ];
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;