diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyexcel-io/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyexcel-io/default.nix
index 8ec7dad0213c..5e4137eb0060 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyexcel-io/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyexcel-io/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-DBiHHiKXR26/WPJDmEZpRgjvJitFaidbV41Tvn0etLY=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace-fail 'VERSION = "0.6.7"' 'VERSION = "${version}"'
+  '';
+
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
   dependencies = [ lml ];