diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/tu/tui-journal/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/tu/tui-journal/package.nix
index 2b7fc3d46765..5c377cc73405 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/tu/tui-journal/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/tu/tui-journal/package.nix
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@
   pkg-config,
   libgit2,
   zlib,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
-rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "tui-journal";
   version = "0.16.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "AmmarAbouZor";
     repo = "tui-journal";
-    rev = "v${version}";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
     hash = "sha256-crrh7lV5ZMKaxsrFmhXsUgBMbN5nmbf8wQ6croTqUKI=";
   };
 
@@ -29,12 +30,16 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     zlib
   ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+
+  meta = {
     description = "Your journal app if you live in a terminal";
     homepage = "https://github.com/AmmarAbouZor/tui-journal";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/AmmarAbouZor/tui-journal/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.ron";
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = [ ];
+    changelog = "https://github.com/AmmarAbouZor/tui-journal/blob/${finalAttrs.src.rev}/CHANGELOG.ron";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
     mainProgram = "tjournal";
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ phanirithvij ];
   };
-}
+})