diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/da/dae/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/da/dae/package.nix
index 3944819a984d..826d1e265be1 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/da/dae/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/da/dae/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   clang,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   buildGoModule,
+  versionCheckHook,
   nixosTests,
   nix-update-script,
 }:
@@ -49,6 +50,12 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
       --replace-fail "/usr/bin/dae" "$out/bin/dae"
   '';
 
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+
   passthru.tests = {
     inherit (nixosTests) dae;
   };