diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/co/codebook/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/co/codebook/package.nix
index b6424d909826..528a22f14149 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/co/codebook/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/co/codebook/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   nix-update-script,
   rustPlatform,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+
   meta = {
     description = "Unholy spellchecker for code";
     homepage = "https://github.com/blopker/codebook";