diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/aw/await/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/aw/await/package.nix
index ea427d012ff0..8369cd6015ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/aw/await/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/aw/await/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   installShellFiles,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -35,6 +36,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Small binary that runs a list of commands in parallel and awaits termination";
     homepage = "https://await-cli.app";