diff --git a/textproc/py-hashids/Makefile b/textproc/py-hashids/Makefile
index 38aa8c65a293..84070edac10d 100644
--- a/textproc/py-hashids/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/py-hashids/Makefile
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
 # Created by: Po-Chuan Hsieh <sunpoet@FreeBSD.org>
 
 PORTNAME=	hashids
 PORTVERSION=	1.3.1
 CATEGORIES=	textproc python
 MASTER_SITES=	CHEESESHOP
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Implement the hashids algorithm in python
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytest>=0:devel/py-pytest@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python:3.5+
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 post-patch:
-	@${CP} ${FILESDIR}/setup.py ${WRKSRC}/
+	@${SED} -e 's|%%PORTVERSION%%|${PORTVERSION}|' ${FILESDIR}/setup.py > ${WRKSRC}/setup.py
 
 do-test:
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${PYTHON_CMD} -m pytest -rs -v
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/textproc/py-hashids/files/setup.py b/textproc/py-hashids/files/setup.py
index f8b9328f2033..ede9026d3886 100644
--- a/textproc/py-hashids/files/setup.py
+++ b/textproc/py-hashids/files/setup.py
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # setup.py generated by flit for tools that don't yet use PEP 517
 
 from distutils.core import setup
 
 extras_require = \
 {'test': ['pytest >=2.1.0']}
 
 setup(name='hashids',
-      version='1.3.1',
+      version='%%PORTVERSION%%',
       description='Implements the hashids algorithm in python. For more information, visit http://hashids.org/',
       author='David Aurelio',
       author_email='dev@david-aurelio.com',
       url='https://hashids.org/python/',
       py_modules=['hashids'],
       extras_require=extras_require,
       python_requires='>=2.7',
      )