diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pg/pgformatter/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pg/pgformatter/package.nix
index 06688871fb5a..dec1d0fb38c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pg/pgformatter/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pg/pgformatter/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   perlPackages,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 perlPackages.buildPerlPackage rec {
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ perlPackages.buildPerlPackage rec {
     patchShebangs .
   '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "PostgreSQL SQL syntax beautifier that can work as a console program or as a CGI";
     homepage = "https://github.com/darold/pgFormatter";