diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wa/wayland-bongocat/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wa/wayland-bongocat/package.nix
index 6079709e47f3..01c5429075ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/wa/wayland-bongocat/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/wa/wayland-bongocat/package.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   wayland,
   wayland-protocols,
   wayland-scanner,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "wayland-bongocat";
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+
   # Package information
   meta = {
     description = "Delightful Wayland overlay that displays an animated bongo cat reacting to keyboard input";