diff --git a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/input-remapper/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/input-remapper/default.nix
index 97f013c9aa8a..1c12fd3425ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/input-remapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/input-remapper/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   gtksourceview4,
   bash,
   udevCheckHook,
+  versionCheckHook,
   nixosTests,
   # Change the default log level to debug for easier debugging of package issues
   withDebugLogLevel ? false,
@@ -83,9 +84,12 @@ in
   # buildPythonApplication maps nativeCheckInputs to nativeInstallCheckInputs.
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     udevCheckHook
+    versionCheckHook
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals withDoCheck [ psutil ];
 
+  versionCheckProgram = "${placeholder "out"}/bin/input-remapper-control";
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "evdev"
     "inputremapper"