diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index e1555012ce..667548fc4a 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+8.1.0-dev.459 | 2025-08-26 08:59:20 -0700
+
+  * Fix installation of symlink with `DESTDIR` (Benjamin Bannier, Corelight)
+
+    We install test data which we also make available under an alternative
+    path for backwards compatibility. The installation of this symlink did
+    not take `DESTDIR` installs like used by Zeek's packaging into account
+    which caused installations from packages to behave different from
+    installs from source.
+
+    This patch fixes the symlink to respect a possible `DESTDIR`.
+
+    Closes #3266.
+
 8.1.0-dev.456 | 2025-08-25 12:29:32 -0700
 
   * Bump zeekctl (Arne Welzel, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 161e9fa5f0..645fbb022e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.1.0-dev.456
+8.1.0-dev.459
diff --git a/testing/CMakeLists.txt b/testing/CMakeLists.txt
index f3c12302e4..9d2e26883c 100644
--- a/testing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ install(
     CODE "execute_process( \
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink \
     ${ZEEK_CONFIG_BTEST_TOOLS_DIR}/data \
-    ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/zeek/tests \
+    \$ENV{DESTDIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/zeek/tests \
     )")
 
 install(DIRECTORY scripts/spicy/ DESTINATION ${ZEEK_CONFIG_BTEST_TOOLS_DIR}/data/Scripts