diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gl/gleam/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gl/gleam/package.nix
index ac36956fd916..e1f12e9220f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gl/gleam/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gl/gleam/package.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   nodejs,
   bun,
   deno,
+  versionCheckHook,
   nix-update-script,
 }:
 
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
     "--skip=tests::echo::echo_dict"
   ];
 
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {