diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/ferretdb/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/nosql/ferretdb/default.nix
index 2b7431ba9d28..b8711fa7a294 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/ferretdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/nosql/ferretdb/default.nix
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "ferretdb";
-  version = "0.9.2";
+  version = "0.9.3";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "FerretDB";
     repo = "FerretDB";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-lJlj5GNgrllcaEednxVCmMPHG2aU4z3mKkm9t0cO5Tk=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-UVRrCzgQdr86cc3jG+FSI/y3dxkHxoydMncXMgPMcz4=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     echo nixpkgs     > build/version/package.txt
   '';
 
-  vendorSha256 = "sha256-I5ucq3K0lRsokG9lahmBUH9mIYa5tgHnL+vxKSzW1hw=";
+  vendorSha256 = "sha256-pvRs+X8DbHeThJPZ3St+MzLrQBLHRtdkKSHjBax3V10=";
 
   CGO_ENABLED = 0;
 
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   tags = [ "ferretdb_tigris" ];
 
+  # tests in cmd/ferretdb are not production relevant
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  # the binary panics if something required wasn't set during compilation
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  installCheckPhase = ''
+    $out/bin/ferretdb --version | grep ${version}
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A truly Open Source MongoDB alternative";
     homepage = "https://www.ferretdb.io/";