diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/metal-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/metal-cli/default.nix
index 83ba07b07a8f..f2194ecc428d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/metal-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/metal-cli/default.nix
@@ -2,23 +2,29 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "metal-cli";
-  version = "0.7.3";
+  version = "0.7.4";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "equinix";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-PsTQuEbo1ReWwZV4D14mEGsU99j49kleiL/6Xyk+g9s=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-muhHBUb5Ttj4n6fJzIJMqics5rKupeSBZAd4JxZUe64=";
   };
 
-  ldflags = [
-    "-X github.com/equinix/metal-cli/cmd.Version=${version}"
-  ];
-
   vendorSha256 = "sha256-F8d5i9jvjY11Pv6w0ZXI3jr0Wix++B/w9oRTuJGpQfE=";
 
+  ldflags = [
+    "-s" "-w"
+    "-X github.com/equinix/metal-cli/cmd.Version=${version}"
+  ];
+
   doCheck = false;
 
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  installCheckPhase = ''
+      $out/bin/metal --version | grep ${version}
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Official Equinix Metal CLI";
     homepage = "https://github.com/equinix/metal-cli/";