diff --git a/packages/hix/lib/Hix/Bootstrap.hs b/packages/hix/lib/Hix/Bootstrap.hs
index 9f2cfbd9..0fe4f65e 100644
--- a/packages/hix/lib/Hix/Bootstrap.hs
+++ b/packages/hix/lib/Hix/Bootstrap.hs
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ knownPackageKeys =
     single "build-type" buildType,
     single "copyright" (.copyright),
     single "license" license,
-    singleOpt "license-file" (head . licenseFiles)
+    singleOpt "license-file" (head . licenseFiles),
+    single "version" (.package.pkgVersion)
   ]
 
 metaPackageKeys :: PackageDescription -> [ExprAttr]
diff --git a/packages/hix/test/Hix/Test/BootstrapTest.hs b/packages/hix/test/Hix/Test/BootstrapTest.hs
index 788ba398..6224297e 100644
--- a/packages/hix/test/Hix/Test/BootstrapTest.hs
+++ b/packages/hix/test/Hix/Test/BootstrapTest.hs
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ flakeTarget =
           build-type = "Simple";
           license = "BSD-2-Clause-Patent";
           license-file = "LICENSE";
+          version = "0.1.0.0";
           meta = {
             maintainer = "Panda";
             synopsis = "A Haskell \"project\"";