diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/c3c/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/c3c/default.nix
index d394ecbc4c21..440fe155b39b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/c3c/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/c3c/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 , libxml2
 , libffi
 , xar
+, testers
 }:
 
 llvmPackages.stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -50,6 +51,12 @@ llvmPackages.stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     runHook postCheck
   '';
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    version = testers.testVersion {
+      package = c3c;
+    };
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Compiler for the C3 language";
     homepage = "https://github.com/c3lang/c3c";