diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/build-graalvm-native-image/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/build-graalvm-native-image/default.nix
index 4b4d5770a1f8..e5fe1abe1d11 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/build-graalvm-native-image/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/build-graalvm-native-image/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , glibcLocales
   # The GraalVM derivation to use
 , graalvmDrv
+, removeReferencesTo
 , executable ? args.pname
   # JAR used as input for GraalVM derivation, defaults to src
 , jar ? args.src
@@ -38,12 +39,13 @@ let
     "buildPhase"
     "nativeBuildInputs"
     "installPhase"
+    "postInstall"
   ];
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   inherit dontUnpack jar;
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = (args.nativeBuildInputs or [ ]) ++ [ graalvmDrv glibcLocales ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = (args.nativeBuildInputs or [ ]) ++ [ graalvmDrv glibcLocales removeReferencesTo ];
 
   nativeImageBuildArgs = nativeImageBuildArgs ++ extraNativeImageBuildArgs ++ [ graalvmXmx ];
 
@@ -63,6 +65,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    remove-references-to -t ${graalvmDrv} $out/bin/${executable}
+    ${args.postInstall or ""}
+  '';
+
   disallowedReferences = [ graalvmDrv ];
 
   passthru = { inherit graalvmDrv; };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/babashka/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/babashka/default.nix
index 7f8281dd1de2..c56ca1ed252c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/babashka/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/babashka/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , buildGraalvmNativeImage
 , graalvmCEPackages
-, removeReferencesTo
 , fetchurl
 , writeScript
 , installShellFiles
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ let
 
     executable = "bb";
 
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ removeReferencesTo installShellFiles ];
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
     extraNativeImageBuildArgs = [
       "-H:+ReportExceptionStackTraces"
@@ -39,11 +38,7 @@ let
       $out/bin/bb '(prn "bépo àê")' | fgrep 'bépo àê'
     '';
 
-    # As of v1.2.174, this will remove references to ${graalvmDrv}/conf/chronology,
-    # not sure the implications of this but this file is not available in
-    # graalvm-ce anyway.
     postInstall = ''
-      remove-references-to -t ${graalvmDrv} $out/bin/${executable}
       installShellCompletion --cmd bb --bash ${./completions/bb.bash}
       installShellCompletion --cmd bb --zsh ${./completions/bb.zsh}
       installShellCompletion --cmd bb --fish ${./completions/bb.fish}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/jet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/jet/default.nix
index 5341944e14cd..b71b7caee2e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/jet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/jet/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ lib, buildGraalvmNativeImage, fetchurl }:
+{ lib
+, buildGraalvmNativeImage
+, fetchurl
+, testers
+, jet
+}:
 
 buildGraalvmNativeImage rec {
   pname = "jet";
@@ -16,6 +21,12 @@ buildGraalvmNativeImage rec {
     "--no-server"
   ];
 
+  passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {
+    inherit version;
+    package = jet;
+    command = "jet --version";
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "CLI to transform between JSON, EDN, YAML and Transit, powered with a minimal query language";
     homepage = "https://github.com/borkdude/jet";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/clojure-lsp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/clojure-lsp/default.nix
index 5102c8deed00..e1956f7ea8bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/clojure-lsp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/clojure-lsp/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, buildGraalvmNativeImage, babashka, fetchurl, fetchFromGitHub, clojure, writeScript }:
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, buildGraalvmNativeImage
+, babashka
+, fetchurl
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, clojure
+, writeScript
+, testers
+, clojure-lsp
+}:
 
 buildGraalvmNativeImage rec {
   pname = "clojure-lsp";
@@ -28,12 +38,18 @@ buildGraalvmNativeImage rec {
     export HOME="$(mktemp -d)"
     ./${pname} --version | fgrep -q '${version}'
   ''
-    # TODO: fix classpath issue per https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/153770
-    #${babashka}/bin/bb integration-test ./${pname}
+  # TODO: fix classpath issue per https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/153770
+  #${babashka}/bin/bb integration-test ./${pname}
   + ''
     runHook postCheck
   '';
 
+  passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {
+    inherit version;
+    package = clojure-lsp;
+    command = "clojure-lsp --version";
+  };
+
   passthru.updateScript = writeScript "update-clojure-lsp" ''
     #!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
     #!nix-shell -i bash -p curl common-updater-scripts gnused jq nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/zprint/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/zprint/default.nix
index e5d12c00367a..6e76f0819fc1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/zprint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/zprint/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ lib, buildGraalvmNativeImage, fetchurl }:
+{ lib
+, buildGraalvmNativeImage
+, fetchurl
+, testers
+, zprint
+}:
 
 buildGraalvmNativeImage rec {
   pname = "zprint";
@@ -18,6 +23,12 @@ buildGraalvmNativeImage rec {
     "--no-fallback"
   ];
 
+  passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {
+    inherit version;
+    package = zprint;
+    command = "zprint --version";
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Clojure/EDN source code formatter and pretty printer";
     longDescription = ''