diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/api-linter/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/api-linter/default.nix
index d1ce3fde4464..97bda5410596 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/api-linter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/api-linter/default.nix
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "api-linter";
-  version = "1.63.2";
+  version = "1.63.3";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "googleapis";
     repo = "api-linter";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-xbYu/5E3rkH5VUuH0fCs2gfpWysDVABxY+pA4JkU5WY=";
+    hash = "sha256-mcmp3M9KhZp3j18jh+3v5fwPPLRs2hkrRUN3RM/zCmo=";
   };
 
-  vendorHash = "sha256-SDfErsM9wC1bGgBwcMRvjTOzqGNQ3kIQM7XeL4sLTC8=";
+  vendorHash = "sha256-/z2FqMyZnn2A5aajimTS2zw3A1v5v0uYZY81acuQOnw=";
 
   subPackages = [ "cmd/api-linter" ];
 
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     "-w"
   ];
 
-  # reference: https://github.com/googleapis/api-linter/blob/v1.63.2/.github/workflows/release.yaml#L76
-  preBuild = ''
-    cat > cmd/api-linter/version.go <<EOF
-    package main
-    const version = "${version}"
-    EOF
-  '';
-
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Linter for APIs defined in protocol buffers";
     homepage = "https://github.com/googleapis/api-linter/";