diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/htmltest/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/htmltest/default.nix
index f64c8f04a15d..06e92e3639f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/htmltest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/htmltest/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   vendorSha256 = "0zx3ii9crick647kslzwg4d39li6jds938f9j9dp287rhrlzjfbm";
 
+  ldflags = [
+    "-w"
+    "-s"
+    "-X main.version=${version}"
+  ];
+
   # tests require network access
   doCheck = false;