diff --git a/scapy/__init__.py b/scapy/__init__.py
index d5ad6164..245ce2fb 100644
--- a/scapy/__init__.py
+++ b/scapy/__init__.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def _version():
                 return 'unknown.version'
 
 
-VERSION = __version__ = _version()
+VERSION = __version__ = "NIXPKGS_SCAPY_VERSION"
 VERSION_MAIN = re.search(r"[0-9.]+", VERSION).group()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":