diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numba/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numba/default.nix
index a4f566df43ea..874cbe2376d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numba/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numba/default.nix
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ in buildPythonPackage rec {
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace setup.py --replace "version=versioneer.get_version()" "version='0.57.1'"
     substituteInPlace numba/_version.py \
-      --replace 'git_refnames = ""' 'git_refnames = "0.57.1"'
+      --replace 'git_refnames = " (HEAD -> main)"' 'git_refnames = "tag: 0.57.1"'
   '';
 
   postFixup = lib.optionalString cudaSupport ''