diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/kd/kdlfmt/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/kd/kdlfmt/package.nix
index dc60d8f7c842..0e0347d974d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/kd/kdlfmt/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/kd/kdlfmt/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   stdenv,
   installShellFiles,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
       --zsh <($out/bin/kdlfmt completions zsh)
   '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "Formatter for kdl documents";
     homepage = "https://github.com/hougesen/kdlfmt";