diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/b3/b3sum/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/b3/b3sum/package.nix
index 8b079ab90923..0a486ae3b6c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/b3/b3sum/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/b3/b3sum/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   fetchCrate,
   rustPlatform,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -15,6 +16,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-w9l8dn4Ahck3NXuN4Ph9qmGoS767/mQRBgO9AT0CH3Y=";
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "BLAKE3 cryptographic hash function";
     mainProgram = "b3sum";