diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/wezterm/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/wezterm/default.nix
index 8db5152137a0..8b1031bb5b2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/wezterm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/wezterm/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 , libGL
 , freetype
 , zlib
-# Apple frameworks
+  # Apple frameworks
 , CoreGraphics
 , Cocoa
 , Foundation
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    echo ${version} > .tag
+  '';
+
   cargoSha256 = "sha256-UaXeeuRuQk+CWF936mEAaWTjZuTSRPmxbQ/9E2oZIqg=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [