diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ph/phpactor/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ph/phpactor/package.nix
index 41cf9935b1d9..47dc46e7c405 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ph/phpactor/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ph/phpactor/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   installShellFiles,
   php,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 php.buildComposerProject2 (finalAttrs: {
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ php.buildComposerProject2 (finalAttrs: {
     --bash <(php $out/bin/phpactor completion bash)
   '';
 
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/phpactor/phpactor/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.version}";
     description = "Mainly a PHP Language Server";