diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/oh/oha/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/oh/oha/package.nix
index 41f9058414fc..6cbd718eb848 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/oh/oha/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/oh/oha/package.nix
@@ -6,21 +6,25 @@
   pkg-config,
   openssl,
   rust-jemalloc-sys,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
-rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "oha";
   version = "1.11.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "hatoo";
     repo = "oha";
-    tag = "v${version}";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
     hash = "sha256-N52j8WYEVlmHQdr0HZJZZo92OhIz4V0R1SdaWlOD684=";
   };
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-M6wJy5X9JRM9tOOGT8b6YIUT0OakXQxjw17iuqaRT5s=";
 
+  CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_LTO = "fat";
+  CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_CODEGEN_UNITS = "1";
+
   nativeBuildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [
     pkg-config
   ];
@@ -33,12 +37,17 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   # tests don't work inside the sandbox
   doCheck = false;
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "HTTP load generator inspired by rakyll/hey with tui animation";
     homepage = "https://github.com/hatoo/oha";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/hatoo/oha/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/hatoo/oha/blob/v${finalAttrs.version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = [ ];
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.jpds ];
     mainProgram = "oha";
   };
-}
+})