diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/kics/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/kics/default.nix
index ef3239355f09..8c8000168d5c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/kics/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/kics/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-{ stdenv, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub, lib }:
+{ stdenv
+, buildGoModule
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, lib
+, testers
+, kics
+}:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "kics";
@@ -25,6 +31,11 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     "-X github.com/Checkmarx/kics/internal/constants.Version=${version}"
   ];
 
+  passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {
+    package = kics;
+    command = "kics version";
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = ''
       Find security vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and infrastructure misconfigurations early in the development