diff --git a/src/bin/cook.rs b/src/bin/cook.rs
index 1f18fdfc..4e937957 100644
--- a/src/bin/cook.rs
+++ b/src/bin/cook.rs
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ fn package_toml(
     }
     let stage_toml = toml::to_string(&Package {
         name: name.clone(),
-        version: "TODO".into(),
+        version: package_version(recipe),
         target: env::var("TARGET").map_err(|err| format!("failed to read TARGET: {:?}", err))?,
         depends,
     })
@@ -1150,6 +1150,14 @@ fn package_toml(
     return Ok(());
 }
 
+fn package_version(recipe: &Recipe) -> Option<String> {
+    if recipe.build.kind == BuildKind::None {
+        None
+    } else {
+        Some("TODO".into())
+    }
+}
+
 fn cook_meta(
     recipe_dir: &Path,
     name: &PackageName,