diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mi/micro/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mi/micro/package.nix
index 9db5cb978321..9515b2c9fe69 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/mi/micro/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mi/micro/package.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   installShellFiles,
   stdenv,
+  versionCheckHook,
   # Deprecated options
   # Remove them as soon as possible
   withXclip ? null,
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ let
       wrapper = callPackage ./wrapper.nix { micro = self; };
     };
 
+    nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+    doInstallCheck = true;
+
     meta = {
       homepage = "https://micro-editor.github.io";
       changelog = "https://github.com/micro-editor/micro/releases/";