diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/dune-release/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/dune-release/default.nix
index 20aec3d171ff..a2b4ddabafca 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/dune-release/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/dune-release/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ let runtimeInputs = [ opam findlib git mercurial bzip2 gnutar coreutils ];
 in buildDunePackage rec {
   pname = "dune-release";
   version = "1.6.2";
+  duneVersion = "3";
 
   minimalOCamlVersion = "4.06";