diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ve/vector/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ve/vector/package.nix
index d90276d5bc1e..bec3504bbdb9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ve/vector/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ve/vector/package.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   nixosTests,
   nix-update-script,
   darwin,
+  versionCheckHook,
   zlib,
 }:
 
@@ -111,6 +112,12 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
       --replace-fail "#[tokio::test]" ""
   '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   passthru = {
     tests = {
       inherit (nixosTests) vector;