diff --git a/pkgs/development/octave-modules/octproj/default.nix b/pkgs/development/octave-modules/octproj/default.nix
index 31e5a3a58d9a..48812b0ac6c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/octave-modules/octproj/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/octave-modules/octproj/default.nix
@@ -3,17 +3,18 @@
   lib,
   fetchFromBitbucket,
   proj, # >= 6.3.0
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 buildOctavePackage rec {
   pname = "octproj";
-  version = "3.0.2";
+  version = "3.1.0";
 
   src = fetchFromBitbucket {
     owner = "jgpallero";
     repo = "octproj";
     rev = "OctPROJ-${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-d/Zf172Etj+GA0cnGsQaKMjOmirE7Hwyj4UECpg7QFM=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-0QDlpfqFTSndUPkOslugDBM0UBKiusZwKGFuDrco7X4=";
   };
 
   # The sed changes below allow for the package to be compiled.
@@ -26,6 +27,13 @@ buildOctavePackage rec {
     proj
   ];
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {
+    extraArgs = [
+      "--version-regex"
+      "OctPROJ-(.*)"
+    ];
+  };
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://gnu-octave.github.io/packages/octproj/";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;