diff --git a/home-manager/default.nix b/home-manager/default.nix
index b59ecbc8..1ea66534 100644
--- a/home-manager/default.nix
+++ b/home-manager/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { lib, config, pkgs, hostname, username, desktop, hmStateVersion, ... }: {
-  home.stateVersion = hmStateVersion;
+  home.stateVersion = "${hmStateVersion}";
 
   home = {
     inherit hmStateVersion;