diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/berry/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/berry/default.nix
index 5c2c7dcb5ce4..96054e86f505 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/berry/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/berry/default.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     freetype
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i --regexp-extended 's/(pkg_verstr=").*(")/\1${version}\2/' configure
+  '';
+
   preConfigure = ''
     patchShebangs configure
   '';