diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/chez/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/chez/default.nix
index dfdb47f5db24..9a8338f06730 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/chez/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/chez/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl
 , coreutils, cctools
-, ncurses, libiconv, libX11, libuuid
+, ncurses, libiconv, libX11, libuuid, testers
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    version = testers.testVersion {
+      package = finalAttrs.finalPackage;
+    };
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description  = "A powerful and incredibly fast R6RS Scheme compiler";
     homepage     = "https://cisco.github.io/ChezScheme/";