diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mkdocs-embed-file-plugin/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mkdocs-embed-file-plugin/default.nix
index 7384e05e23b2..4d7ce6705f38 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mkdocs-embed-file-plugin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mkdocs-embed-file-plugin/default.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-6FmMMaR+gyp5Gx0oXiDYvsr6uA8hwrV93YYrYkJsMNY=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
+      --replace-fail "version = \"2.1.4\"" "version = \"${finalAttrs.version}\""
+  '';
+
   build-system = [
     hatchling
   ];