diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/trufflehog/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/trufflehog/default.nix
index f60ae664d02b..af0e142cc316 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/trufflehog/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/trufflehog/default.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   buildGoModule,
-  testers,
-  trufflehog,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
@@ -21,6 +20,8 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   proxyVendor = true;
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+
   ldflags = [
     "-s"
     "-w"
@@ -34,9 +35,9 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     rm $out/bin/{generate,snifftest}
   '';
 
-  passthru = {
-    tests.version = testers.testVersion { package = trufflehog; };
-  };
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
+  versionCheckProgramArg = [ "--version" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Find credentials all over the place";