diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/alpha-vantage/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/alpha-vantage/default.nix
index 5cafb34343ef..11de33f1c985 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/alpha-vantage/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/alpha-vantage/default.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace-fail "version='2.3.1'," "version='${version}',"
+
     # Files are only linked
     rm alpha_vantage/async_support/*
     cp alpha_vantage/{cryptocurrencies.py,foreignexchange.py,techindicators.py,timeseries.py} alpha_vantage/async_support/