diff --git a/src/rez/developer_package.py b/src/rez/developer_package.py
index 10badc0cc..17c9f38c7 100644
--- a/src/rez/developer_package.py
+++ b/src/rez/developer_package.py
@@ -105,12 +105,17 @@ def from_path(cls, path, format=None):
 
         package = create_package(name, data, package_cls=cls)
 
+        # set filepath in case preprocessor needs to do something on disk (eg
+        # check the git repo)
+        package.filepath = filepath
+
         # preprocessing
         result = package._get_preprocessed(data)
 
         if result:
             package, data = result
 
+        # set filepath back in case preprocessor changed it
         package.filepath = filepath
 
         # find all includes, this is needed at install time to copy the right
diff --git a/src/rez/utils/_version.py b/src/rez/utils/_version.py
index b6b921f97..daa20936a 100644
--- a/src/rez/utils/_version.py
+++ b/src/rez/utils/_version.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 
 # Update this value to version up Rez. Do not place anything else in this file.
-_rez_version = "2.67.0"
+_rez_version = "2.67.1"
 
 
 # Copyright 2013-2016 Allan Johns.