diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/si/siril/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/si/siril/package.nix
index 7e4e3e11fca2d..1526d82ff48f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/si/siril/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/si/siril/package.nix
@@ -28,17 +28,19 @@
   ffms,
   wrapGAppsHook3,
   curl,
+  versionCheckHook,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "siril";
-  version = "1.2.4";
+  version = "1.2.6";
 
   src = fetchFromGitLab {
     owner = "free-astro";
     repo = "siril";
-    rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-orNu9qo7sutMUPeIPPhxKETEKbCm4D6nAuo4Hc/8Bdo=";
+    tag = "${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-pSJp4Oj8x4pKuwPSaSyGbyGfpnanoWBxAdXtzGTP7uA=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -86,12 +88,22 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cd nixbld
   '';
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = [ "--version" ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+  };
+
+  meta = {
     homepage = "https://www.siril.org/";
     description = "Astrophotographic image processing tool";
-    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
     changelog = "https://gitlab.com/free-astro/siril/-/blob/HEAD/ChangeLog";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ hjones2199 ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ hjones2199 ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
   };
-}
+})