diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/go-task/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/go-task/default.nix
index ed15e365123a..a889589e73bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/go-task/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/go-task/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub, installShellFiles }:
+{ lib
+, buildGoModule
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, installShellFiles
+, testers
+, go-task
+}:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "go-task";
@@ -20,7 +26,9 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   subPackages = [ "cmd/task" ];
 
   ldflags = [
-    "-s" "-w" "-X main.version=${version}"
+    "-s"
+    "-w"
+    "-X=github.com/go-task/task/v3/internal/version.version=${version}"
   ];
 
   postInstall = ''
@@ -29,6 +37,12 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     installShellCompletion completion/{bash,fish,zsh}/*
   '';
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    version = testers.testVersion {
+      package = go-task;
+    };
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://taskfile.dev/";
     description = "A task runner / simpler Make alternative written in Go";