diff --git a/srcpkgs/xsecurelock/template b/srcpkgs/xsecurelock/template
index c5b82ca9f2..2e0e90297a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xsecurelock/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xsecurelock/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'xsecurelock'
 pkgname=xsecurelock
-version=1.1
+version=1.2
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-pam-service-name=system-auth"
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ maintainer="Sean R. Lang <srlang@ncsu.edu>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/google/xsecurelock"
 distfiles="https://github.com/google/xsecurelock/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=a69c9cf48f193deb4866501f4e53bf82d3a9c0a70b062d433a6fbe608201b59d
+checksum=724d4f9202d7a535ae44e282512f104481c62984ad4930f46a6816a4b31de573
 
 pre_configure() {
 	sh autogen.sh
+
+	echo "const char *const git_version = \"${version}\";" > version.c
 }
 
 do_build() {