diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/bearer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/bearer/default.nix
index 8f78f21e4da3..f5214d3aa060 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/bearer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/bearer/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 { lib
 , buildGoModule
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, testers
+, bearer
 }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
@@ -23,9 +25,15 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ldflags = [
     "-s"
     "-w"
+    "-X=github.com/bearer/bearer/cmd/bearer/build.Version=${version}"
   ];
 
-#  doCheck = false;
+  passthru.tests = {
+    version = testers.testVersion {
+      package = bearer;
+      command = "bearer version";
+    };
+  };
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Code security scanning tool (SAST) to discover, filter and prioritize security and privacy risks";