diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/p2pool/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/p2pool/default.nix
index 0776cc6572cb..184e09a275ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/p2pool/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/p2pool/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 , lib
 , libsodium
 , libuv
+, nix-update-script
 , openssl
 , pkg-config
 , zeromq
@@ -13,13 +14,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "p2pool";
-  version = "1.4";
+  version = "1.6";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "SChernykh";
     repo = "p2pool";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-syeVRweQJTNzKVl9FuIQl36WwzoI/oV2ULZbSGiDkv0=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-SumAHliY2cX2Q1umyw0ljCFmgnGKKHqoEFGglNJ/Bfg=";
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = nix-update-script {
+      attrPath = pname;
+    };
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Decentralized pool for Monero mining";
     homepage = "https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool";