diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/1.nix b/pkgs/by-name/nc/ncdu/1.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/1.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/nc/ncdu/1.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/nc/ncdu/package.nix
similarity index 86%
rename from pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/nc/ncdu/package.nix
index 1bcecae210ba..1db1c17fb6b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/nc/ncdu/package.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
   zstd,
   installShellFiles,
   versionCheckHook,
-  testers,
   pie ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin,
 }:
 
@@ -38,14 +37,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     installManPage ncdu.1
   '';
 
-  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
-    versionCheckHook
-  ];
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
   doInstallCheck = true;
 
-  passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {
-    package = finalAttrs.finalPackage;
-  };
+  passthru.updateScript = ./update.sh;
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu";
@@ -55,6 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       pSub
       rodrgz
+      defelo
     ];
     inherit (zig_0_14.meta) platforms;
     mainProgram = "ncdu";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/nc/ncdu/update.sh b/pkgs/by-name/nc/ncdu/update.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..430c83649ac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/nc/ncdu/update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#!nix-shell -i bash -p common-updater-scripts coreutils gnused nix-update
+
+version=$(list-git-tags --url=https://g.blicky.net/ncdu.git | tail -1 | sed 's/^v//')
+nix-update --version="$version" ncdu
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9b4db4c33be0..4ebdcccdb165 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13546,9 +13546,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   mythtv = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/video/mythtv { };
 
-  ncdu = callPackage ../tools/misc/ncdu { };
-
-  ncdu_1 = callPackage ../tools/misc/ncdu/1.nix { };
+  ncdu_1 = callPackage ../by-name/nc/ncdu/1.nix { };
 
   notepadqq = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/editors/notepadqq { };