diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/md/mdterm/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/md/mdterm/package.nix
index e4cbcc7a6428..2711df296540 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/md/mdterm/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/md/mdterm/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   rustPlatform,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   nix-update-script,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
@@ -22,6 +23,12 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "A terminal-based Markdown browser";
     homepage = "https://github.com/bahdotsh/mdterm";