diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-memcached/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-memcached/default.nix
index c3b8e28159b3..e7555b11fad6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-memcached/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-memcached/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-Qko4Qr9WofeklU0uRRrSPrT8YaBYMCy0GP+TF7YZHLI=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace memcache.py \
+      --replace-fail '__version__ = "1.60"' '__version__ = "${version}"'
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [