diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/cockroachdb/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/cockroachdb/default.nix
index 0ecbdab9ad6c..ab50cbb1d5cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/cockroachdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/cockroachdb/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
     sha256 = "11camp588vsccxlc138l7x4qws2fj5wpx1177irzayqdng8dilx3";
   };
 
+  buildFlagsArray = ''
+    -ldflags=
+      -X github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/build.tag=${version}
+  '';
+
   buildInputs = [ gcc ];
 
   goDeps = ./deps.nix;