diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/an/ansel/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/an/ansel/package.nix
index 39c59017ab3a..54fa01bf0d60 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/an/ansel/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/an/ansel/package.nix
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ let
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "ansel";
-  version = "unstable-2024-02-23";
+  version = "0-unstable-2024-02-23";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "aurelienpierreeng";
@@ -160,7 +160,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     )
   '';
 
-  passthru.updateScript = unstableGitUpdater { };
+  passthru.updateScript = unstableGitUpdater {
+    # Tags inherited from Darktable, + a "nightly" 0.0.0 tag that new artefacts get attached to
+    hardcodeZeroVersion = true;
+  };
 
   meta = {
     description = "A darktable fork minus the bloat plus some design vision";