diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/bokeh/bokeh-3.4.1-gfbf-2023b.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/bokeh/bokeh-3.4.1-gfbf-2023b.eb
index 58f15fcf3e9..4bb54fa740c 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/bokeh/bokeh-3.4.1-gfbf-2023b.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/bokeh/bokeh-3.4.1-gfbf-2023b.eb
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ exts_list = [
         'checksums': ['4d8908b3bee1c889e547867ca4cdc54e5ab6be6d3e078556814a22457f49423c'],
     }),
     ('xyzservices', '2024.4.0', {
+        # xyzservices doesn't report version correctly
+        'preinstallopts': """sed -i 's/setup(/setup(version="%(version)s",/g' setup.py && """,
         'checksums': ['6a04f11487a6fb77d92a98984cd107fbd9157fd5e65f929add9c3d6e604ee88c'],
     }),
     (name, version, {