diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ga/gappa/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ga/gappa/package.nix
index 0d853df0ca2c..6df1dded2850 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ga/gappa/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ga/gappa/package.nix
@@ -5,26 +5,47 @@
   gmp,
   mpfr,
   boost,
-  version ? "1.6.0",
+  versionCheckHook,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "gappa";
-  inherit version;
+  version = "1.6.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://gappa.gitlabpages.inria.fr/releases/gappa-${version}.tar.gz";
-    hash = "sha256-aNht0Ttv+gzS9eLzu4PQitRK/zQN9QQ4YOEjQ2d9xIM=";
+    url = "https://gappa.gitlabpages.inria.fr/releases/gappa-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.gz";
+    hash = "sha256-1ux5ImKR8edXyvL21w3jY2o4/fATEjO2SMzS8B0o8Ok=";
   };
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   buildInputs = [
     gmp
     mpfr
     boost.dev
   ];
 
-  buildPhase = "./remake";
-  installPhase = "./remake install";
+  buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
+    ./remake
+
+    runHook postBuild
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    ./remake install
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://gappa.gitlabpages.inria.fr/";
@@ -37,4 +58,4 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ vbgl ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
   };
-}
+})