diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/rustcat/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/rustcat/default.nix
index dba12bf58ac4..0933137335eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/rustcat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/rustcat/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-{ lib
-, stdenv
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, rustPlatform
-, Security
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  rustPlatform,
+  Security,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -11,18 +13,25 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "robiot";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-/6vNFh7n6WvYerrL8m9sgUKsO2KKj7/f8xc4rzHy9Io=";
+    repo = "rustcat";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-/6vNFh7n6WvYerrL8m9sgUKsO2KKj7/f8xc4rzHy9Io=";
   };
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-wqoU9UfXDmf7KIHgFif5rZfZY8Zu0SsaMVfwTtXLzHg=";
 
   buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin Security;
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
+  versionCheckProgram = [ "${placeholder "out"}/bin/rcat" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Port listener and reverse shell";
     homepage = "https://github.com/robiot/rustcat";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/robiot/rustcat/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
     mainProgram = "rcat";