diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
index d014999a667c..fdc22a5be006 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
     cp -v "${desktopItem}/share/applications/"* "$out/share/applications"
   '';
 
-  inherit (chromium.browser) meta packageName;
+  inherit (chromium.browser) meta packageName version;
 
   passthru = {
     inherit (chromium) upstream-info browser;