diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hydra-check/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hydra-check/package.nix
index 46823dab7d69..dd1e363c7f1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hydra-check/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hydra-check/package.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   openssl,
   stdenv,
   installShellFiles,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -37,6 +38,12 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
       --zsh <($out/bin/hydra-check --shell-completion zsh)
   '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "Check hydra for the build status of a package";
     homepage = "https://github.com/nix-community/hydra-check";