diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sa/samply/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sa/samply/package.nix
index 790c83058fbe..b442478cf278 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sa/samply/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sa/samply/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   fetchCrate,
   stdenv,
   darwin,
+  versionCheckHook,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -22,15 +24,21 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.CoreServices
   ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
+  meta = {
     description = "Command line profiler for macOS and Linux";
-    mainProgram = "samply";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mstange/samply";
     changelog = "https://github.com/mstange/samply/releases/tag/samply-v${version}";
-    license = with licenses; [
+    license = with lib.licenses; [
       asl20
       mit
     ];
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ figsoda ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ figsoda ];
+    mainProgram = "samply";
   };
 }