diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cmake/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cmake/package.py
index 27bb94bd827..c6b5791e85e 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cmake/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cmake/package.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # Spack Project Developers. See the top-level COPYRIGHT file for details.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
+
+import llnl.util.tty as tty
 import re
 
 
@@ -253,3 +255,23 @@ def install(self, spec, prefix):
                 filter_file('mpcc_r)', 'mpcc_r mpifcc)', f, string=True)
                 filter_file('mpc++_r)', 'mpc++_r mpiFCC)', f, string=True)
                 filter_file('mpifc)', 'mpifc mpifrt)', f, string=True)
+
+    def _test_check_versions(self):
+        """Perform version checks on installed package binaries."""
+        spec_vers_str = 'version {0}'.format(self.spec.version)
+
+        for exe in ['ccmake', 'cmake', 'cpack', 'ctest']:
+            reason = 'test version of {0} is {1}'.format(exe, spec_vers_str)
+            self.run_test(exe, ['--version'], [spec_vers_str],
+                          installed=True, purpose=reason, skip_missing=True)
+
+    def test(self):
+        """Perform smoke tests on the installed package."""
+        tty.debug('Expected results currently based on simple cmake builds')
+
+        if not self.spec.satisfies('@3.8.2:3.17.3'):
+            tty.debug('Expected results have not been confirmed for {0} {1}'
+                      .format(self.name, self.spec.version))
+
+        # Simple version check tests on known binaries
+        self._test_check_versions()