diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/example-robot-data/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/example-robot-data/default.nix
index b8ec7227c612..201275fb02ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/example-robot-data/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/example-robot-data/default.nix
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@
 , python3Packages
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "example-robot-data";
-  version = "4.0.7";
+  version = "4.0.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "Gepetto";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
+    repo = finalAttrs.pname;
+    rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
     fetchSubmodules = true;
-    hash = "sha256-dN23ukKPkTohqD1J/0EneLyG6Cg0zriMr1l6WLFemd8=";
+    hash = "sha256-xeNbx1f9QCAOJrXfkk3jo9XH2/4HNtnRA1OSnqA2cLs=";
   };
 
   strictDeps = true;
@@ -32,11 +32,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DBUILD_PYTHON_INTERFACE=OFF"
   ];
 
+  doCheck = true;
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "example_robot_data"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Set of robot URDFs for benchmarking and developed examples.";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Gepetto/example-robot-data";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ wegank ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ nim65s wegank ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
-}
+})