diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/az/az-pim-cli/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/az/az-pim-cli/package.nix
index 8878135ed3e8..e595583cde3b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/az/az-pim-cli/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/az/az-pim-cli/package.nix
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
   installShellFiles,
   stdenv,
   buildPackages,
-  versionCheckHook,
   nix-update-script,
+  testers,
+  az-pim-cli,
 }:
 buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "az-pim-cli";
@@ -37,11 +38,13 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
     ''
   );
 
-  doInstallCheck = true;
-  nativeInstallCheck = [ versionCheckHook ];
-  versionCheckProgramArg = "version";
-
-  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+    tests.version = testers.testVersion {
+      command = "HOME=$TMPDIR az-pim-cli --version";
+      package = az-pim-cli;
+    };
+  };
 
   meta = {
     description = "List and activate Azure Entra ID Privileged Identity Management roles from the CLI";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fo/foodfetch/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fo/foodfetch/package.nix
index 83b2f0b9a864..fc4cfca5c529 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fo/foodfetch/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fo/foodfetch/package.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   buildInputs = [ openssl ];
 
   doInstallCheck = true;
-  nativeInstallCheck = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
 
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/kr/krep/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/kr/krep/package.nix
index 93a9c2b483c5..86281d0bc725 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/kr/krep/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/kr/krep/package.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   doCheck = true;
   doInstallCheck = true;
-  nativeInstallCheck = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "Blazingly fast string search utility designed for performance-critical applications";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ol/ollama/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ol/ollama/package.nix
index 005c476e3107..d1f9837372db 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ol/ollama/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ol/ollama/package.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   cudaArches ? cudaPackages.cudaFlags.realArches or [ ],
   darwin,
   autoAddDriverRunpath,
-  versionCheckHook,
 
   # passthru
   nixosTests,
@@ -247,10 +246,6 @@ goBuild {
 
   __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
 
-  nativeInstallCheck = [ versionCheckHook ];
-  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
-  doInstallCheck = true;
-
   passthru = {
     tests =
       {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pe/petidomo/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pe/petidomo/package.nix
index d9047bf4e62b..f277e5e3dfbd 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pe/petidomo/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pe/petidomo/package.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   doCheck = true;
 
   doInstallCheck = true;
-  nativeInstallCheck = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://petidomo.sourceforge.net/";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ru/rust-stakeholder/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ru/rust-stakeholder/package.nix
index 1180b6cad19b..934e826bec1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ru/rust-stakeholder/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ru/rust-stakeholder/package.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   lib,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   rustPlatform,
-  versionCheckHook,
   nix-update-script,
 }:
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
@@ -19,10 +18,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
   useFetchCargoVendor = true;
   cargoHash = "sha256-NxO+7Wh8Ff6RPFtmbEa3EJszfDaZDXGWZDAoXPEAnpI=";
 
-  nativeInstallCheck = [ versionCheckHook ];
-  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
-  doInstallCheck = true;
-
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/so/sou/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/so/sou/package.nix
index 0ee536e93a07..56fd4f5d0e32 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/so/sou/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/so/sou/package.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   buildGoModule,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   nix-update-script,
-  versionCheckHook,
+  testers,
+  sou,
 }:
 
 buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
@@ -25,13 +26,16 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
     "-X=main.version=${finalAttrs.version}"
   ];
 
-  doInstallCheck = true;
-  nativeInstallCheck = [ versionCheckHook ];
-
   # Some of the tests use localhost networking
   __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
 
-  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+    tests.version = testers.testVersion {
+      command = "HOME=$TMPDIR sou --version";
+      package = sou;
+    };
+  };
 
   meta = {
     description = "Tool for exploring files in container image layers";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/tf/tfmigrate/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/tf/tfmigrate/package.nix
index 7af98f909ead..4afa23225005 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/tf/tfmigrate/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/tf/tfmigrate/package.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   doInstallCheck = true;
-  nativeInstallCheck = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
 
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };