diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/se/sesh/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/se/sesh/package.nix
index d3c8cdaaeed1..eda3938abb6a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/se/sesh/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/se/sesh/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   buildGoModule,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "sesh";
@@ -19,8 +20,13 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ldflags = [
     "-s"
     "-w"
+    "-X main.version=${version}"
   ];
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckKeepEnvironment = [ "HOME" ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "Smart session manager for the terminal";
     homepage = "https://github.com/joshmedeski/sesh";