diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ke/kew/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ke/kew/package.nix
index ba564720e230..d04a301055bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ke/kew/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ke/kew/package.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 , faad2
 , libogg
 , pkg-config
+, versionCheckHook
+, gitUpdater
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation(finalAttrs: {
@@ -32,6 +34,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation(finalAttrs: {
     "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}"
   ];
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+
+  versionCheckProgramArg = [ "--version" ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = gitUpdater { };
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Command-line music player for Linux";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ravachol/kew";