diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/co/conmon/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/co/conmon/package.nix
index 93b18b20a287..f412f33c9c39 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/co/conmon/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/co/conmon/package.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   libseccomp,
   systemdMinimal,
   nixosTests,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   passthru.tests = { inherit (nixosTests) cri-o podman; };
 
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/containers/conmon/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";
     homepage = "https://github.com/containers/conmon";