diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/se/serpl/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/se/serpl/package.nix
index d34f3f35b55d..3fe8d61ac8e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/se/serpl/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/se/serpl/package.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   makeWrapper,
   ast-grep,
   ripgrep,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 let
   pname = "serpl";
@@ -38,6 +39,13 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
       }"
   '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  versionCheckProgram = "${placeholder "out"}/bin/serpl";
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {