diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cn/cnspec/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/cn/cnspec/package.nix
index 77913252e76e..fcee4c1e1ab8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cn/cnspec/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cn/cnspec/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
   lib,
   buildGoModule,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  getent,
+  versionCheckHook,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 }:
 
 buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
@@ -21,12 +24,23 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
 
   subPackages = [ "apps/cnspec" ];
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    getent
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+
   ldflags = [
     "-s"
-    "-w"
-    "-X=go.mondoo.com/cnspec.Version=${finalAttrs.version}"
+    "-X=go.mondoo.com/cnspec/v${(lib.versions.major finalAttrs.version)}.Version=${finalAttrs.version}"
   ];
 
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
+  versionCheckKeepEnvironment = "HOME PATH";
+
+  versionCheckProgramArg = [ "version" ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Open source, cloud-native security and policy project";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mondoohq/cnspec";
@@ -36,5 +50,6 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
       fab
       mariuskimmina
     ];
+    mainProgram = "cnspec";
   };
 })