diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/babashka/wrapped.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/babashka/wrapped.nix
index 64c4acff066c..d8daef2389d4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/babashka/wrapped.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/babashka/wrapped.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       makeWrapper "${babashka-unwrapped}/bin/bb" "$out/bin/bb" \
         --inherit-argv0 \
         --set-default DEPS_CLJ_TOOLS_DIR $out/clojure_tools \
+        --set-default DEPS_CLJ_TOOLS_VERSION ${clojure.version} \
         --set-default JAVA_HOME ${jdkBabashka}
 
       substituteInPlace $out/bin/bb \