1diff --git a/scapy/__init__.py b/scapy/__init__.py
2index d5ad6164..245ce2fb 100644
3--- a/scapy/__init__.py
4+++ b/scapy/__init__.py
5@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def _version():
6 return 'unknown.version'
7
8
9-VERSION = __version__ = _version()
10+VERSION = __version__ = "NIXPKGS_SCAPY_VERSION"
11 VERSION_MAIN = re.search(r"[0-9.]+", VERSION).group()
12
13 if __name__ == "__main__":