diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-shuttle/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-shuttle/package.nix
index fcdc4a83d3d2..994306bf9b9c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-shuttle/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-shuttle/package.nix
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@
   pkg-config,
   openssl,
   zlib,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
-rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "cargo-shuttle";
   version = "0.57.3";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "shuttle-hq";
     repo = "shuttle";
-    rev = "v${version}";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
     hash = "sha256-qPevl75wmOYVhTgMiJOi+6j8LBWKzM7HPhd5mdf2B+8=";
   };
 
@@ -32,17 +33,21 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     "cargo-shuttle"
   ];
 
-  cargoTestFlags = cargoBuildFlags ++ [
+  cargoTestFlags = finalAttrs.cargoBuildFlags ++ [
     # other tests are failing for different reasons
     "init::shuttle_init_tests::"
   ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+
+  meta = {
     description = "Cargo command for the shuttle platform";
     mainProgram = "cargo-shuttle";
     homepage = "https://shuttle.rs";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/shuttle-hq/shuttle/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
-    license = licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.progrm_jarvis ];
+    changelog = "https://github.com/shuttle-hq/shuttle/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.progrm_jarvis ];
   };
-}
+})