diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/de/delta/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/de/delta/package.nix
index 728d4b29f6fa..ad86b92469e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/de/delta/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/de/delta/package.nix
@@ -8,16 +8,17 @@
   stdenv,
   git,
   zlib,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
-rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "delta";
   version = "0.18.2";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "dandavison";
     repo = "delta";
-    tag = version;
+    tag = finalAttrs.version;
     hash = "sha256-fJSKGa935kwLG8WYmT9Ncg2ozpSNMzUJx0WLo1gtVAA=";
   };
 
@@ -57,10 +58,15 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     "--skip=test_diff_real_files"
   ];
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/dandavison/delta";
     description = "Syntax-highlighting pager for git";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/dandavison/delta/releases/tag/${version}";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/dandavison/delta/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.version}";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       zowoq
@@ -68,4 +74,4 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     ];
     mainProgram = "delta";
   };
-}
+})