diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/uuid6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/uuid6/default.nix
index e8ca415443cb..709f7156e645 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/uuid6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/uuid6/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-LSnX9j9ZPKruoODQ3QrYEpycZjsp4ZvfiC6GS+3xj7A=";
   };
 
+  # https://github.com/oittaa/uuid6-python/blob/e647035428d984452b9906b75bb007198533dfb1/setup.py#L12-L19
+  env.GITHUB_REF = "refs/tags/${version}";
+
   build-system = [
     setuptools
   ];