diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/un/uncover/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/un/uncover/package.nix
index e2c660c90b91..b89418639f28 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/un/uncover/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/un/uncover/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildGoModule,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
@@ -19,11 +20,17 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   subPackages = [ "cmd/uncover" ];
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+
   ldflags = [
     "-s"
     "-w"
   ];
 
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
+  versionCheckProgramArg = [ "-version" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "API wrapper to search for exposed hosts";
     longDescription = ''