diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/conftest/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/conftest/default.nix
index ee048466a3d5..4f2ee6e612d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/conftest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/conftest/default.nix
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   doCheck = false;
 
-  buildFlagsArray = ''
-    -ldflags=
-        -X main.version=${version}
-  '';
+  buildFlagsArray = [
+    "-ldflags="
+    "-s"
+    "-w"
+    "-X github.com/open-policy-agent/conftest/internal/commands.version=${version}"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Write tests against structured configuration data";