diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
index be51acc0b3ac..c13d92c70251 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
           longName
           tests
           updateScript
+          vscodeVersion
           ;
         fhs = fhs { };
         fhsWithPackages = f: fhs { additionalPkgs = f; };