diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ed/eddie/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ed/eddie/package.nix
index e0dc42e2bd32..6dd1b1b9aa2f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ed/eddie/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ed/eddie/package.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
   mono,
 
+  versionCheckHook,
+
   eddie,
   testers,
 }:
@@ -124,6 +126,13 @@ buildDotnetModule (finalAttrs: {
       ''${makeWrapperArgs[@]}
   '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  versionCheckProgram = "${placeholder "out"}/bin/eddie-cli";
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   passthru = {
     tests.version = testers.testVersion {
       package = eddie;