diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/jrnl/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/jrnl/default.nix
index 4adae2f32dc9..43d320a4c043 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/jrnl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/jrnl/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 { lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , python3
+, testers
+, jrnl
 }:
 
 python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
@@ -50,6 +52,11 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     "jrnl"
   ];
 
+  passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {
+    package = jrnl;
+    version = "v${version}";
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     changelog = "https://github.com/jrnl-org/jrnl/releases/tag/v${version}";
     description = "Simple command line journal application that stores your journal in a plain text file";