diff --git a/testing/py3-pbs-installer/APKBUILD b/testing/py3-pbs-installer/APKBUILD
index 7b0ed75deb6..82671dae0ca 100644
--- a/testing/py3-pbs-installer/APKBUILD
+++ b/testing/py3-pbs-installer/APKBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Contributor: Patrycja Rosa <alpine@ptrcnull.me>
 # Maintainer: Patrycja Rosa <alpine@ptrcnull.me>
 pkgname=py3-pbs-installer
-pkgver=2024.8.9
+pkgver=2024.8.14
+_pkgver=2024.08.14 # apk doesn't handle leading zeroes well
 pkgrel=0
 pkgdesc="Installer for Python Build Standalone"
 url="https://github.com/frostming/pbs-installer"
@@ -10,12 +11,12 @@ license="MIT"
 makedepends="py3-gpep517 py3-pdm-backend"
 checkdepends="py3-pytest"
 subpackages="$pkgname-pyc"
-source="https://github.com/frostming/pbs-installer/archive/$pkgver/py3-pbs-installer-$pkgver.tar.gz"
-builddir="$srcdir/pbs-installer-$pkgver"
+source="https://github.com/frostming/pbs-installer/archive/$_pkgver/py3-pbs-installer-$_pkgver.tar.gz"
+builddir="$srcdir/pbs-installer-$_pkgver"
 options="!check" # tests/ directory empty
 
 build() {
-	export PDM_BUILD_SCM_VERSION="$pkgver"
+	export PDM_BUILD_SCM_VERSION="$_pkgver"
 	gpep517 build-wheel \
 		--wheel-dir .dist \
 		--output-fd 3 3>&1 >&2
@@ -33,5 +34,5 @@ package() {
 }
 
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+381bb982cb24b84f346139e1f8a2bf0355585639e958354087ee3ff63873d138d69093379119bd4e3ce28d027cc065cd13e4076c787c7978485926948a8b61c8  py3-pbs-installer-2024.08.14.tar.gz
 "