diff --git a/srcpkgs/babeld/template b/srcpkgs/babeld/template
index 3cc10656aad..7707dda1712 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/babeld/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/babeld/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'babeld'
 pkgname=babeld
 version=1.9.1
-revision=2
+revision=3
 wrksrc=babeld-babeld-${version}
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 short_desc="Babel loop-avoiding distance-vector routing daemon"
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ distfiles="https://github.com/jech/babeld/archive/babeld-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=16e18dbd9f8442feaa68487f5919a8ff8f7d95c62a9c7a3c42b7adf31bd4a9b3
 patch_args="-Np1"
 
+pre_build() {
+	echo ${version}-${revision} > version
+}
+
 do_install() {
 	vbin babeld
 	vman babeld.man babeld.8