diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/co/commitlint/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/co/commitlint/package.nix
index c13f7da86097..4d05613266cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/co/commitlint/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/co/commitlint/package.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   yarnConfigHook,
   nodejs,
   makeBinaryWrapper,
+  versionCheckHook,
   nix-update-script,
 }:
 
@@ -84,6 +85,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {