diff --git a/srcpkgs/kickshaw/files/kickshaw.desktop b/srcpkgs/kickshaw/files/kickshaw.desktop
index ae24e43c79..a9f6065838 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kickshaw/files/kickshaw.desktop
+++ b/srcpkgs/kickshaw/files/kickshaw.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Version=0.6.1
+Version=@version@
 Name=Kickshaw
 Comment=Openbox menu editor based on Gtk3
 Exec=/usr/bin/kickshaw
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kickshaw/template b/srcpkgs/kickshaw/template
index bdc69e0581..4ffd90b087 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kickshaw/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kickshaw/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'kickshaw'
 pkgname=kickshaw
 version=1.0.31
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 wrksrc="${pkgname}_${version}_GTK3_source_only"
 build_wrksrc="source"
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ pre_build() {
 
 do_install() {
 	vbin kickshaw
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/kickshaw.desktop 644 usr/share/applications
+	vmkdir usr/share/applications
+	sed ${FILESDIR}/kickshaw.desktop -e "s;@version@;$version;" \
+		> ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/applications/kickshaw.desktop
 	vdoc ../README
 }