diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py b/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py
index 13bfa81d9ffa..b20af9108bd0 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ def _get_version():
         else:
             return setuptools_scm.get_version(
                 root=root,
+                dist_name="matplotlib",
                 version_scheme="release-branch-semver",
                 local_scheme="node-and-date",
                 fallback_version=_version.version,
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_pickle.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_pickle.py
index 1474a67d28aa..8bb7ef9deb54 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_pickle.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_pickle.py
@@ -150,7 +150,15 @@ def test_pickle_load_from_subprocess(fig_test, fig_ref, tmp_path):
     proc = subprocess_run_helper(
         _pickle_load_subprocess,
         timeout=60,
-        extra_env={'PICKLE_FILE_PATH': str(fp), 'MPLBACKEND': 'Agg'}
+        extra_env={
+            "PICKLE_FILE_PATH": str(fp),
+            "MPLBACKEND": "Agg",
+            # subprocess_run_helper will set SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=0, so for a dirty tree,
+            # the version will have the date 19700101. As we aren't trying to test the
+            # version compatibility warning, force setuptools-scm to use the same
+            # version as us.
+            "SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION_FOR_MATPLOTLIB": mpl.__version__,
+        },
     )
 
     loaded_fig = pickle.loads(ast.literal_eval(proc.stdout))