diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/karmor/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/karmor/default.nix
index 2ea584f7dee9..c0c718197441 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/karmor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/karmor/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-{ buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub, installShellFiles, lib }:
+{ lib
+, buildGoModule
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, installShellFiles
+, testers
+, karmor
+}:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "karmor";
@@ -15,6 +21,13 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
+  ldflags = [
+    "-s"
+    "-w"
+    "-X=github.com/kubearmor/kubearmor-client/selfupdate.BuildDate=1970-01-01"
+    "-X=github.com/kubearmor/kubearmor-client/selfupdate.GitSummary=${version}"
+  ];
+
   # integration tests require network access
   doCheck = false;
 
@@ -26,6 +39,13 @@ buildGoModule rec {
       --zsh  <($out/bin/karmor completion zsh)
   '';
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    version = testers.testVersion {
+      package = karmor;
+      command = "karmor version || true";
+    };
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A client tool to help manage KubeArmor";
     homepage = "https://kubearmor.io";