diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ha/harper/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ha/harper/package.nix
index 3b0158abbb20..771072d8353b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ha/harper/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ha/harper/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   rustPlatform,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   nix-update-script,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -22,6 +23,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "Grammar Checker for Developers";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Automattic/harper";