diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix
index 833592f8132d..1bcecae210ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
   zig_0_14,
   zstd,
   installShellFiles,
+  versionCheckHook,
   testers,
   pie ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "ncdu";
-  version = "2.8";
+  version = "2.8.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://dev.yorhel.nl/download/ncdu-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.gz";
-    hash = "sha256-qmFXb37J/fUyyxeBQu9bMqrUJWdwWZLPPg0cb+fjjkA=";
+    hash = "sha256-Ai+nZdNaeXl6zcgMgxcH30PJo7pg0a4+bqTMG3osAT0=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -37,6 +38,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     installManPage ncdu.1
   '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {
     package = finalAttrs.finalPackage;
   };