diff --git a/pkgs/development/php-packages/castor/default.nix b/pkgs/development/php-packages/castor/default.nix
index d468d0a7aa2e..648735e254ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/php-packages/castor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/php-packages/castor/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   installShellFiles,
   php,
   nix-update-script,
-  testers,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 php.buildComposerProject2 (finalAttrs: {
@@ -30,13 +30,12 @@ php.buildComposerProject2 (finalAttrs: {
       --zsh <(php $out/bin/castor completion zsh)
   '';
 
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+
   passthru = {
     updateScript = nix-update-script { };
-    tests.version = testers.testVersion {
-      command = "castor --version";
-      package = php.packages.castor;
-      version = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    };
   };
 
   meta = {