diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scmrepo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scmrepo/default.nix
index a6114ca851d0..012ddd088a50 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scmrepo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scmrepo/default.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "SCM wrapper and fsspec filesystem";
     homepage = "https://github.com/iterative/scmrepo";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/iterative/scmrepo/releases/tag/${version}";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/iterative/scmrepo/releases/tag/${src.tag}";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
   };