diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/so/sops/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/so/sops/package.nix
index 92b258466dce..0b34ee99df23 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/so/sops/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/so/sops/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   buildGo122Module,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   installShellFiles,
+  versionCheckHook,
   nix-update-script,
 }:
 
@@ -32,8 +33,6 @@ buildGo122Module rec {
     "-X github.com/getsops/sops/v3/version.Version=${version}"
   ];
 
-  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
   postInstall = ''
@@ -41,15 +40,21 @@ buildGo122Module rec {
     installShellCompletion --cmd sops --zsh ${./zsh_autocomplete}
   '';
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
+  meta = {
     homepage = "https://getsops.io/";
     description = "Simple and flexible tool for managing secrets";
     changelog = "https://github.com/getsops/sops/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.rst";
     mainProgram = "sops";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       Scrumplex
       mic92
     ];
-    license = licenses.mpl20;
+    license = lib.licenses.mpl20;
   };
 }