diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/qo/qownnotes/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/qo/qownnotes/package.nix
index 08e95d1f341f5b..eedc69cf245389 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/qo/qownnotes/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/qo/qownnotes/package.nix
@@ -10,19 +10,21 @@
   nixosTests,
   installShellFiles,
   xvfb-run,
+  versionCheckHook,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 let
   pname = "qownnotes";
   appname = "QOwnNotes";
-  version = "25.1.5";
+  version = "25.1.6";
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   inherit pname version;
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/releases/download/v${version}/qownnotes-${version}.tar.xz";
-    hash = "sha256-Qr5pkKznosUGO7HvUkZhemWwtKpyYA79Vz1jU6YhODE=";
+    hash = "sha256-EmkOuxXH7XSpWrw3rtLPQ4XCX93RDbhnUR1edsNVJLk=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs =
@@ -79,17 +81,27 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   # Tests QOwnNotes using the NixOS module by launching xterm:
   passthru.tests.basic-nixos-module-functionality = nixosTests.qownnotes;
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = [ "--version" ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+  };
+
+  meta = {
     description = "Plain-text file notepad and todo-list manager with markdown support and Nextcloud/ownCloud integration";
     homepage = "https://www.qownnotes.org/";
     changelog = "https://www.qownnotes.org/changelog.html";
     downloadPage = "https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/releases/tag/v${version}";
-    license = licenses.gpl2Only;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Only;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       pbek
       totoroot
       matthiasbeyer
     ];
-    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
   };
 }