diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sx/sxhkd/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sx/sxhkd/package.nix
index d7e9cf4abff0..19fbcaebbcab 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sx/sxhkd/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sx/sxhkd/package.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   libxcb-util,
   libxcb-keysyms,
   libxcb-wm,
+  versionCheckHook,
   nixosTests,
 }:
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "baskerville";
     repo = "sxhkd";
-    rev = finalAttrs.version;
+    tag = finalAttrs.version;
     hash = "sha256-kbjbTzYL2dz/RpG+SgBYy+XS3W9PBEWkg6ocqAFG3VQ=";
   };
 
@@ -40,9 +41,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   strictDeps = true;
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
 
   makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   passthru.tests = {
     inherit (nixosTests) startx;
   };