diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/unstable.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/unstable.nix
index ba5e5f79702b..c04b0f3a6227 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/unstable.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/unstable.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "15cc81h7nh5dk6gj6mc4ylcgdznfriilhb43n1g3xwyq3s8iaibz";
   };
 
-  cmakeFlags = [ "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Nightly" ]
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DKICAD_VERSION=${version}" ]
     ++ optionals (oceSupport) [ "-DKICAD_USE_OCE=ON" "-DOCE_DIR=${opencascade_oce}" ]
     ++ optional (ngspiceSupport) "-DKICAD_SPICE=ON"
     ++ optionals (scriptingSupport) [