diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/persim/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/persim/default.nix
index 9c8dbff7ac49..b3231169d3b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/persim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/persim/default.nix
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@
   pytestCheckHook,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "persim";
   version = "0.3.8";
   format = "setuptools";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
+    inherit (finalAttrs) version;
+    pname = "persim";
     hash = "sha256-4T0YWEF2uKdk0W1+Vt8I3Mi6ZsazJXoHI0W+O9WbpA0=";
   };
 
@@ -62,8 +63,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = {
     description = "Distances and representations of persistence diagrams";
     homepage = "https://persim.scikit-tda.org";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/scikit-tda/persim/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/scikit-tda/persim/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ ];
   };
-}
+})