diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/timoni/update.sh b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/timoni/update.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 10e4814f46ae..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/timoni/update.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
-#!nix-shell -i bash -p curl gnused nix jq
-set -euo pipefail
-
-PKG_DIR=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[@]}")
-FILE="$PKG_DIR/default.nix"
-NIXPKGS_ROOT=$(cd $PKG_DIR && git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
-ATTR="timoni"
-
-PREV_VERSION=$(nix eval --raw -f $NIXPKGS_ROOT/default.nix $ATTR.version)
-LATEST_TAG=$(curl ${GITHUB_TOKEN:+" -u \":$GITHUB_TOKEN\""} --silent https://api.github.com/repos/stefanprodan/timoni/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name')
-NEXT_VERSION=$(echo ${LATEST_TAG} | sed 's/^v//')
-
-# update version
-sed -i "s|$PREV_VERSION|$NEXT_VERSION|" "$FILE"
-
-# update hash
-PREV_HASH=$(nix eval --raw -f $NIXPKGS_ROOT/default.nix $ATTR.src.outputHash)
-NEXT_HASH=$(nix --extra-experimental-features nix-command hash to-sri --type sha256 $(nix-prefetch-url --unpack --type sha256 $(nix eval --raw -f $NIXPKGS_ROOT/default.nix $ATTR.src.url)))
-sed -i "s|$PREV_HASH|$NEXT_HASH|" "$FILE"
-
-# update vendor hash
-PREV_VENDOR_HASH=$(nix eval --raw -f $NIXPKGS_ROOT/default.nix $ATTR.vendorHash)
-EMPTY_HASH="sha256-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA="
-sed -i "s|$PREV_VENDOR_HASH|$EMPTY_HASH|" "$FILE"
-
-set +e
-NEXT_VENDOR_HASH=$(nix-build $NIXPKGS_ROOT --no-out-link -A $ATTR 2>&1 | grep "got:" | cut -d':' -f2 | sed 's| ||g')
-set -e
-
-if [ -z "${NEXT_VENDOR_HASH:-}" ]; then
-    echo "Update failed. NEXT_VENDOR_HASH is empty." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-sed -i "s|$EMPTY_HASH|$NEXT_VENDOR_HASH|" "$FILE"
-
-cat <<EOF
-[{
-    "attrPath": "$ATTR",
-    "oldVersion": "$PREV_VERSION",
-    "newVersion": "$NEXT_VERSION",
-    "files": ["$PWD/default.nix.nix"]
-}]
-EOF
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/timoni/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ti/timoni/package.nix
similarity index 66%
rename from pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/timoni/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ti/timoni/package.nix
index beb785f8dcfc..98bdda4b15c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/timoni/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ti/timoni/package.nix
@@ -3,16 +3,18 @@
   buildGoModule,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   installShellFiles,
+  versionCheckHook,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
-buildGoModule rec {
+buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "timoni";
   version = "0.25.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "stefanprodan";
     repo = "timoni";
-    rev = "v${version}";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
     hash = "sha256-iTVTlxMCLHTXQj3I+nDHhE5w4fDaaM7p52wuvZY2uy4=";
   };
 
@@ -24,12 +26,9 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   # Some tests require running Kubernetes instance
   doCheck = false;
 
-  passthru.updateScript = ./update.sh;
-
   ldflags = [
     "-s"
-    "-w"
-    "-X main.VERSION=${version}"
+    "-X main.VERSION=${finalAttrs.version}"
   ];
 
   postInstall = ''
@@ -39,12 +38,22 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     --zsh <($out/bin/timoni completion zsh)
   '';
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+  };
+
+  meta = {
     homepage = "https://timoni.sh";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/stefanprodan/timoni/releases/tag/${src.rev}";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/stefanprodan/timoni/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
     description = "Package manager for Kubernetes, powered by CUE and inspired by Helm";
     mainProgram = "timoni";
-    license = licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ votava ];
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ votava ];
   };
-}
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c4c7c9c96bbe..51840cfea1f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12890,8 +12890,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   kup = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/misc/kup { };
 
-  timoni = callPackage ../applications/networking/cluster/timoni { };
-
   kvirc = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/networking/irc/kvirc { };
 
   ladspaH = callPackage ../applications/audio/ladspa-sdk/ladspah.nix { };