diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/jo/jotdown/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/jo/jotdown/package.nix
index 1c17d0815e58..6ac1e06b8f86 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/jo/jotdown/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/jo/jotdown/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   rustPlatform,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   };
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-yuzjyP1iy6pgUJev1dJPjU85A3W5n7G2B+Pa1R47KiQ=";
+  buildFeatures = [ "cli" ];
+
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
 
   meta = {
     description = "Minimal Djot CLI";