diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/atril/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/atril/default.nix
index 3f68da288c0..7e8afde588c 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/atril/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/atril/default.nix
@@ -17,17 +17,18 @@
 , enablePostScript ? true, libspectre
 , enableXps ? true, libgxps
 , enableImages ? false
+, mateUpdateScript
 }:
 
 with lib;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "atril";
-  version = "1.24.0";
+  version = "1.24.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0967gxw7h2qh2kpwl0jgv58hicz6aa92kr12mnykbpikad25s95y";
+    sha256 = "06nyicj96dqcv035yqnzmm6pk3m35glxj0ny6lk1vwqkk2l750xl";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -67,10 +68,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A simple multi-page document viewer for the MATE desktop";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-dropbox/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-dropbox/default.nix
index 92176493afc..3b96f67b12a 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-dropbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-dropbox/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, substituteAll
 , pkg-config, gobject-introspection, gdk-pixbuf
-, gtk3, mate, python3, dropbox }:
+, gtk3, mate, python3, dropbox, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 let
   dropboxd = "${dropbox}/bin/dropbox";
@@ -43,10 +43,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Dropbox extension for Caja file manager";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/caja-dropbox";
-    license = with licenses; [ gpl3 cc-by-nd-30 ];
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl3Plus cc-by-nd-30 ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-extensions/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-extensions/default.nix
index 64a036fd389..5c08074f045 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-extensions/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-extensions/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, gupnp, mate, imagemagick, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, gupnp, mate, imagemagick, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "caja-extensions";
@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Set of extensions for Caja file manager";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-with-extensions/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-with-extensions/default.nix
index 35e3cd198f6..125e39d1f46 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-with-extensions/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja-with-extensions/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, makeWrapper, caja-extensions, caja, extensions ? [ caja-extensions ] }:
+{ stdenv, lib, makeWrapper, caja-extensions, caja, extensions ? [ caja-extensions ], mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "${caja.pname}-with-extensions";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja/default.nix
index 890d3d61548..c533f78849c 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/caja/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, libnotify, libxml2, libexif, exempi, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, libnotify, libxml2, libexif, exempi, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "caja";
-  version = "1.24.0";
+  version = "1.24.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1cnfy481hcwjv3ia3kw0d4h7ga8cng0pqm3z349v4qcmfdapmqc0";
+    sha256 = "0ylgb4b31vwgqmmknrhm4m9gfa1rzb9azpdd9myi0hscrr3h22z5";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  meta = {
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
+  meta = with lib; {
     description = "File manager for the MATE desktop";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
-    license = with lib.licenses; [ gpl2 lgpl2 ];
-    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.romildo ];
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus lgpl2Plus ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix
index 10c278c8bf9..291d26afcd5 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/default.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
-{ newScope }:
+{ pkgs, newScope }:
 
 let
   callPackage = newScope self;
 
   self = rec {
 
+    # Update script tailored to mate packages from git repository
+    mateUpdateScript = { pname, version, odd-unstable ? true, url ? "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases" }:
+      pkgs.genericUpdater {
+        inherit pname version odd-unstable;
+        attrPath = "mate.${pname}";
+        versionLister = "${pkgs.common-updater-scripts}/bin/list-archive-two-level-versions ${url}";
+      };
+
     atril = callPackage ./atril { };
     caja = callPackage ./caja { };
     caja-dropbox = callPackage ./caja-dropbox { };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/engrampa/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/engrampa/default.nix
index 591cac7d886..81d34b8b125 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/engrampa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/engrampa/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, libxml2, gtk3, file, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, libxml2, gtk3, file, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "engrampa";
-  version = "1.24.1";
+  version = "1.24.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0akjnz85qkpiqgj1ccn41rzbfid4l3r3nsm4s9s779ilzd7f097y";
+    sha256 = "0x26djz73g3fjwzcpr7k60xb6qx5izhw7lf2ggn34iwpihl0sa7f";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  meta = {
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
+  meta = with lib; {
     description = "Archive Manager for MATE";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
-    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.romildo ];
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus lgpl2Plus fdl11Plus ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/eom/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/eom/default.nix
index 8b447f14d8b..27c12079654 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/eom/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/eom/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, exempi, lcms2, libexif, libjpeg, librsvg, libxml2, libpeas, shared-mime-info, gtk3, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, exempi, lcms2, libexif, libjpeg, librsvg, libxml2, libpeas, shared-mime-info, gtk3, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "eom";
-  version = "1.24.1";
+  version = "1.24.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0dralsc0dvs0l38cysdhx6kiaiqlb8qi6g9xz2cm6mjqyq3d3f9f";
+    sha256 = "08rjckr1hdw7c31f2hzz3vq0rn0c5z3hmvl409y6k6ns583k1bgf";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = {
     description = "An image viewing and cataloging program for the MATE desktop";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/libmatekbd/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/libmatekbd/default.nix
index 1b66bb97efe..8d0b567f161 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/libmatekbd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/libmatekbd/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, libxklavier }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, libxklavier, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libmatekbd";
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Keyboard management library for MATE";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/libmatekbd";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/libmatemixer/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/libmatemixer/default.nix
index 29d6127c3b3..9d42c23c714 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/libmatemixer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/libmatemixer/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 , alsaSupport ? stdenv.isLinux, alsaLib
 , pulseaudioSupport ? config.pulseaudio or true, libpulseaudio
 , ossSupport ? false
- }:
+, mateUpdateScript
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libmatemixer";
@@ -23,10 +24,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Mixer library for MATE";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/libmatemixer";
-    license = with licenses; [ gpl2 lgpl2 ];
+    license = licenses.lgpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/libmateweather/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/libmateweather/default.nix
index 0f5deb8f550..b042df0fe1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/libmateweather/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/libmateweather/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, libsoup, tzdata }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, libsoup, tzdata, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libmateweather";
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Library to access weather information from online services for MATE";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/libmateweather";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/marco/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/marco/default.nix
index 3c16004010c..b652be0f71b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/marco/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/marco/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, libxml2, libcanberra-gtk3, libgtop, libstartup_notification, gnome3, gtk3, mate-settings-daemon, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, libxml2, libcanberra-gtk3, libgtop
+, libstartup_notification, gnome3, gtk3, mate-settings-daemon, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "marco";
-  version = "1.24.1";
+  version = "1.24.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "109b41pjrc1b4slw6sx1lakdhrc46x829vczzk4bz3j15kcszg54";
+    sha256 = "19s2y2s9immp86ni3395mgxl605m2wn10m8399y9qkgw2b5m10s9";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -28,10 +29,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "MATE default window manager";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/marco";
-    license = [ licenses.gpl2 ];
+    license = [ licenses.gpl2Plus ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-applets/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-applets/default.nix
index bfa5a1a5d95..1046e431a3b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-applets/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-applets/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, gnome3, glib, gtk3, gtksourceview3, libwnck3, libgtop, libxml2, libnotify, polkit, upower, wirelesstools, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, gnome3, glib, gtk3, gtksourceview3, libwnck3
+, libgtop, libxml2, libnotify, polkit, upower, wirelesstools, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook
+, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-applets";
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Applets for use with the MATE panel";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-backgrounds/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-backgrounds/default.nix
index b990a53b04a..cfe1325b839 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-backgrounds/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-backgrounds/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, meson, ninja, gettext }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, meson, ninja, gettext, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-backgrounds";
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ninja
   ];
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Background images and data for MATE";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus cc-by-sa-40 ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-calc/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-calc/default.nix
index 2805c86fe89..a3e8d3b5951 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-calc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-calc/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, gtk3, libxml2, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, gtk3, libxml2, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-calc";
-  version = "1.24.1";
+  version = "1.24.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0imdimq5d5rjq8mkjcrsd683a2bn9acmhc0lmvyw71y0040inbaw";
+    sha256 = "1yg8j0dqy37fljd20pwxdgna3f1v7k9wmdr9l4r1nqf4a7zwi96l";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Calculator for the MATE desktop";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-common/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-common/default.nix
index 7a2ac74522f..58314df673a 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-common/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-common/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-common";
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Common files for development of MATE packages";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl3;
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-control-center/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-control-center/default.nix
index 262ca75ac79..b94e7ecfd06 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-control-center/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-control-center/default.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, libxml2, dbus-glib,
-  libxklavier, libcanberra-gtk3, librsvg, libappindicator-gtk3,
-  desktop-file-utils, dconf, gtk3, polkit, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, libxml2, dbus-glib
+, libxklavier, libcanberra-gtk3, librsvg, libappindicator-gtk3
+, desktop-file-utils, dconf, gtk3, polkit, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook
+, mateUpdateScript
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-control-center";
-  version = "1.24.1";
+  version = "1.24.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "08bai47fsmbxlw2lhig9n6c8sxr24ixkd1spq3j0635yzcqighb0";
+    sha256 = "18vsqkcl4n3k5aa05fqha61jc3133zw07gd604sm0krslwrwdn39";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -49,10 +50,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Utilities to configure the MATE desktop";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-control-center";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-desktop/default.nix
index 9102ae3e8b5..b1b59dc6402 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-desktop/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, isocodes, gnome3, gtk3, dconf, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, isocodes, gnome3, gtk3, dconf, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-desktop";
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Library with common API for various MATE modules";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-icon-theme-faenza/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-icon-theme-faenza/default.nix
index fd280f3d96e..7dc4423fb6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-icon-theme-faenza/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-icon-theme-faenza/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook, gtk3, mate, hicolor-icon-theme }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook, gtk3, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-icon-theme-faenza";
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  meta = {
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
+  meta = with lib; {
     description = "Faenza icon theme from MATE";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
-    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.romildo ];
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-icon-theme/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-icon-theme/default.nix
index 530a7b66ff1..cf18cf528f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-icon-theme/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-icon-theme/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, iconnamingutils, librsvg, gtk3, hicolor-icon-theme }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, iconnamingutils, librsvg, gtk3, hicolor-icon-theme, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-icon-theme";
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Icon themes from MATE";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
-    license = lib.licenses.lgpl3;
+    license = lib.licenses.lgpl3Plus;
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-indicator-applet/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-indicator-applet/default.nix
index a26b593101a..804bf2352d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-indicator-applet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-indicator-applet/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, libindicator-gtk3, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, libindicator-gtk3, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-indicator-applet";
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-indicator-applet";
     description = "MATE panel indicator applet";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-media/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-media/default.nix
index f4d8bd73884..6072e81fb3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-media/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-media/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, libtool, libxml2, libcanberra-gtk3, gtk3, mate, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, libtool, libxml2, libcanberra-gtk3, gtk3, mate, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-media";
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Media tools for MATE";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
-    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo maintainers.chpatrick ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-menus/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-menus/default.nix
index 1333af0cdd9..5b11c20380a 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-menus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-menus/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, glib, gobject-introspection, python3 }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, glib, gobject-introspection, python3, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-menus";
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Menu system for MATE";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-menus";
-    license = with licenses; [ gpl2 lgpl2 ];
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus lgpl2Plus ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-netbook/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-netbook/default.nix
index 3912ab47c8e..9b7a5ae6718 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-netbook/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-netbook/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, libwnck3, libfakekey, libXtst, mate, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, libwnck3, libfakekey, libXtst, mate, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-netbook";
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "MATE utilities for netbooks";
     longDescription = ''
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       devices with low resolution displays.
     '';
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
-    license = with licenses; [ gpl3 lgpl2Plus ];
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl3Only lgpl2Plus ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-notification-daemon/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-notification-daemon/default.nix
index 5e867085bb1..62181418fdf 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-notification-daemon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-notification-daemon/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, glib, libcanberra-gtk3,
-  libnotify, libwnck3, gtk3, libxml2, wrapGAppsHook }:
+  libnotify, libwnck3, gtk3, libxml2, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-notification-daemon";
-  version = "1.24.1";
+  version = "1.24.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1ybzr8mni5pgrspf8hqnisd0r0hwdlgk7n5mzsh7xisbkgivpw2b";
+    sha256 = "02mf9186cbziyvz7ycb0j9b7rn085a7f9hrm03n28q5kz0z1k92q";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Notification daemon for MATE Desktop";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-notification-daemon";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus gpl3Plus ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-panel/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-panel/default.nix
index 1ada0171911..328fcfd20de 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-panel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-panel/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, glib, libwnck3, librsvg, libxml2, dconf, gtk3, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, gobject-introspection, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, glib, libwnck3, librsvg, libxml2, dconf, gtk3, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, gobject-introspection, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-panel";
-  version = "1.24.1";
+  version = "1.24.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0xblqrhfazd01h0jdmx4hvavkb7f9anbd4rjsk5r6wxhp027l64l";
+    sha256 = "1sj851h71nq4ssrsd4k5b0vayxmspl5x3rhf488b2xpcj81vmi9h";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -39,10 +39,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "The MATE panel";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-panel";
-    license = with licenses; [ gpl2 lgpl2 ];
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus lgpl2Plus fdl11Plus ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-polkit/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-polkit/default.nix
index 67690161f55..174e2e46624 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-polkit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-polkit/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, gobject-introspection, libappindicator-gtk3, libindicator-gtk3, polkit }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, gobject-introspection, libappindicator-gtk3, libindicator-gtk3, polkit, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-polkit";
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Integrates polkit authentication for MATE desktop";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-power-manager/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-power-manager/default.nix
index e0c46076a65..3a99538d929 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-power-manager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-power-manager/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, glib, itstool, libxml2, mate-panel, libnotify, libcanberra-gtk3, dbus-glib, upower, gnome3, gtk3, libtool, polkit, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, glib, itstool, libxml2, mate-panel, libnotify, libcanberra-gtk3, dbus-glib, upower, gnome3, gtk3, libtool, polkit, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-power-manager";
-  version = "1.24.2";
+  version = "1.24.3";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0fni41p3kraxwjnx9l5mdspng0zib1gfdxwlaiyq31mh4g79yjyj";
+    sha256 = "1rmcrpii3hl35qjznk6h5cq72n60cs12n294hjyakxr9kvgns7l6";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "The MATE Power Manager";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
-    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus fdl11Plus ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ romildo chpatrick ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-screensaver/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-screensaver/default.nix
index fe309352346..f132bbcd26d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-screensaver/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-screensaver/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, dbus-glib, libXScrnSaver, libnotify, libxml2, pam, systemd, mate, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, dbus-glib, libXScrnSaver, libnotify, libxml2, pam, systemd, mate, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-screensaver";
-  version = "1.24.1";
+  version = "1.24.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0imb1z2yvz1h95dzq396c569kkxys9mb2dyc6qxxxcnc5w02a2dw";
+    sha256 = "18hxhglryfcbpbns9izigiws7lvdv5dnsaaz226ih3aar5db1ysy";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Screen saver and locker for the MATE desktop";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-sensors-applet/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-sensors-applet/default.nix
index 6fed2a65444..849f767c7c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-sensors-applet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-sensors-applet/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, gtk3, libxml2, libxslt, libatasmart, libnotify, lm_sensors, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, gtk3, libxml2, libxslt, libatasmart, libnotify
+, lm_sensors, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-sensors-applet";
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-sensors-applet";
     description = "MATE panel applet for hardware sensors";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-session-manager/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-session-manager/default.nix
index 08a119ad8d2..c0cd12bd273 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-session-manager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-session-manager/default.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, xtrans, dbus-glib, systemd,
   libSM, libXtst, gtk3, epoxy, polkit, hicolor-icon-theme, mate,
-  wrapGAppsHook, fetchpatch
+  wrapGAppsHook, fetchpatch, mateUpdateScript
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-session-manager";
-  version = "1.24.1";
+  version = "1.24.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1zwq8symyp3ijs28pyrknsdi9byf4dpp9wp93ndwdhi0vaip5i51";
+    sha256 = "1jcb5k2fx2rwwbrslgv1xlzaiwiwjnxjwnp503qf8cg89w69q2vb";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -43,16 +43,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postFixup = ''
     substituteInPlace $out/share/xsessions/mate.desktop \
-      --replace "Exec=mate-session" "Exec=$out/bin/mate-session" \
-      --replace "TryExec=mate-session" "TryExec=$out/bin/mate-session"
+      --replace "Exec=mate-session" "Exec=$out/bin/mate-session"
   '';
 
   passthru.providedSessions = [ "mate" ];
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "MATE Desktop session manager";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-session-manager";
-    license = with licenses; [ gpl2 lgpl2 ];
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus lgpl2Plus ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-settings-daemon/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-settings-daemon/default.nix
index 0a483269c5e..6c35a1d6312 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-settings-daemon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-settings-daemon/default.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, glib, dbus-glib, libxklavier,
   libcanberra-gtk3, libnotify, nss, polkit, dconf, gtk3, mate,
   pulseaudioSupport ? stdenv.config.pulseaudio or true, libpulseaudio,
-  wrapGAppsHook }:
+  wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-settings-daemon";
-  version = "1.24.1";
+  version = "1.24.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0n1ywr3ir5p536s7azdbw2mh40ylqlpx3a74mjrivbms1rpjxyab";
+    sha256 = "051r7xrx1byllsszbwsk646sq4izyag9yxg8jw2rm6x6mgwb89cc";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "MATE settings daemon";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-settings-daemon";
-    license = with licenses; [ gpl2 lgpl21 ];
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus gpl3Plus lgpl2Plus mit ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-system-monitor/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-system-monitor/default.nix
index 2d89cb2494b..4527c91eed6 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-system-monitor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-system-monitor/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, gtkmm3, libxml2, libgtop, libwnck3, librsvg, polkit, systemd, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, gtkmm3, libxml2, libgtop, libwnck3, librsvg, polkit, systemd, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-system-monitor";
-  version = "1.24.1";
+  version = "1.24.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1i2r4lw6xsk972yp15g5hm8p8xx9pp6jmcvvzbdq80xyx3x898qz";
+    sha256 = "1mbny5hs5805398krvcsvi1jfhyq9a9dfciyrnis67n2yisr1hzp";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "System monitor for the MATE desktop";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-terminal/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-terminal/default.nix
index 48588cc6d6d..2c4d4223ecc 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-terminal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-terminal/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, glib, itstool, libxml2, mate, dconf, gtk3, vte, pcre2, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, glib, itstool, libxml2, mate, dconf, gtk3, vte, pcre2, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-terminal";
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "The MATE Terminal Emulator";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
-    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-themes/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-themes/default.nix
index 3c0d9cf1b02..6a1be82c8a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-themes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-themes/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, mate-icon-theme, gtk2, gtk3,
-  gtk_engines, gtk-engine-murrine, gdk-pixbuf, librsvg }:
+  gtk_engines, gtk-engine-murrine, gdk-pixbuf, librsvg, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-themes";
-  version = "3.22.21";
+  version = "3.22.22";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/themes/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "051g2vq817g84yrqzf7hjcqr4xrghnw1rprjd6jf5mhhzmwcas6n";
+    sha256 = "18crdwfpfm3br4pv94wy7rpmzzb69im4j8dgq1b7c8gcbbzay05x";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config gettext gtk3 ];
@@ -24,11 +24,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  meta = {
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript {
+    inherit pname version;
+    url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/themes";
+  };
+
+  meta = with lib; {
     description = "A set of themes from MATE";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
-    license = lib.licenses.lgpl21;
-    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.romildo ];
+    license = with licenses; [ lgpl21Plus lgpl3Only gpl3Plus ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-tweak/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-tweak/default.nix
index ce97bc416e6..830cf092f80 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-tweak/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-tweak/default.nix
@@ -9,17 +9,19 @@
 , gobject-introspection
 , wrapGAppsHook
 , glib
+, genericUpdater
+, common-updater-scripts
 }:
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "mate-tweak";
-  version = "20.10.0";
+  version = "21.04.3";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "ubuntu-mate";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "08gw5i5wjxmzn92h9fv6g7q9i00n8shv1wlpy6cb31xy9wbmjph6";
+    sha256 = "0vpzy7awhb1xfsdjsrchy5b9dygj4ixdcvgx5v5w8hllmi4yxpc1";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -72,6 +74,12 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     done
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = genericUpdater {
+    inherit pname version;
+    attrPath = "mate.${pname}";
+    versionLister = "${common-updater-scripts}/bin/list-git-tags ${src.meta.homepage}";
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Tweak tool for the MATE Desktop";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ubuntu-mate/mate-tweak";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-user-guide/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-user-guide/default.nix
index 2a91cac5a54..d7c83cc9820 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-user-guide/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-user-guide/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, gettext, itstool, libxml2, yelp }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, gettext, itstool, libxml2, yelp, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-user-guide";
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "MATE User Guide";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-user-share/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-user-share/default.nix
index 8aa9591003c..1126e585135 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-user-share/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-user-share/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, gtk3, dbus-glib, libnotify, libxml2, libcanberra-gtk3, mod_dnssd, apacheHttpd, hicolor-icon-theme, mate, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, gtk3, dbus-glib, libnotify, libxml2
+, libcanberra-gtk3, mod_dnssd, apacheHttpd, hicolor-icon-theme, mate, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-user-share";
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "User level public file sharing for the MATE desktop";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-user-share";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-utils/default.nix
index c58a3d4bc64..0b7b181bd57 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-utils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-utils/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, glib, gtk3, libxml2, libgtop, libcanberra-gtk3, inkscape, udisks2, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, itstool, glib, gtk3, libxml2, libgtop, libcanberra-gtk3
+, inkscape, udisks2, mate, hicolor-icon-theme, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-utils";
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Utilities for the MATE desktop";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mozo/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mozo/default.nix
index 4d893cd2e74..4122e823165 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mozo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mozo/default.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-{ lib, python3, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, mate, gtk3, glib, wrapGAppsHook, gobject-introspection }:
+{ lib, python3, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, mate, gtk3, glib, wrapGAppsHook, gobject-introspection, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "mozo";
-  version = "1.24.0";
+  version = "1.24.1";
 
   format = "other";
   doCheck = false;
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "01lyi47a04xk0by5bvnfmqgv5sysk2wdlri6a4ssmy1qhgwh9zr3";
+    sha256 = "14ps43gdh1sfvq49yhl58gxq3rc0d25i2d7r4ghlzf07ssxl53b0";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config gettext gobject-introspection wrapGAppsHook ];
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "MATE Desktop menu editor";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/mozo";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/pluma/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/pluma/default.nix
index a879f2df5d1..4c98c9cf520 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/pluma/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/pluma/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, perl, itstool, isocodes, enchant, libxml2, python3, gnome3, gtksourceview3, libpeas, mate, wrapGAppsHook }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, perl, itstool, isocodes, enchant, libxml2, python3
+, gnome3, gtksourceview3, libpeas, mate, wrapGAppsHook, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "pluma";
-  version = "1.24.1";
+  version = "1.24.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1sgc5f480icr2ans6gd3akvcax58mr4jp3zjk3xn7bx1mw9i299f";
+    sha256 = "183frfhll3sb4r12p24160j1c1cfd102nlp5rrwvyv5qqm7i2fg4";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -30,11 +31,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  meta = {
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
+  meta = with lib; {
     description = "Powerful text editor for the MATE desktop";
     homepage = "https://mate-desktop.org";
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
-    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.romildo ];
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus lgpl2Plus fdl11Plus ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.romildo ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/python-caja/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/python-caja/default.nix
index 2c59d78e86a..8104da3420e 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/python-caja/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/python-caja/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, mate, python3Packages }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, gettext, gtk3, mate, python3Packages, mateUpdateScript }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "python-caja";
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = mateUpdateScript { inherit pname version; };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python binding for Caja components";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/python-caja";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/update.sh b/pkgs/desktops/mate/update.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index d214e07f8cd..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/update.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
-#!nix-shell -i bash -p libarchive curl common-updater-scripts
-
-set -eu -o pipefail
-
-cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
-root=../../..
-export NIXPKGS_ALLOW_UNFREE=1
-
-mate_version=1.24
-theme_version=3.22
-materepo=https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${mate_version}
-themerepo=https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/themes/${theme_version}
-
-version() {
-    (cd "$root" && nix-instantiate --eval --strict -A "$1.version" | tr -d '"')
-}
-
-update_package() {
-    local p=$1
-    echo $p
-    echo "# $p" >> git-commits.txt
-
-    local repo
-    if [ "$p" = "mate-themes" ]; then
-        repo=$themerepo
-    else
-        repo=$materepo
-    fi
-  
-    local p_version_old=$(version mate.$p)
-    local p_versions=$(curl -sS ${repo}/ | sed -rne "s/.*\"$p-([0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+)\\.tar\\.xz.*/\\1/p")
-    local p_version=$(echo $p_versions | sed -e 's/ /\n/g' | sort -t. -k 1,1n -k 2,2n -k 3,3n | tail -n1)
-
-    if [[ -z "$p_version" ]]; then
-        echo "unavailable $p"
-        echo "# $p not found" >> git-commits.txt
-        echo
-        return
-    fi
-
-    if [[ "$p_version" = "$p_version_old" ]]; then
-        echo "nothing to do, $p $p_version is current"
-        echo
-        return
-    fi
-
-    # Download package and save hash and file path.
-    local url="$repo/$p-${p_version}.tar.xz"
-    mapfile -t prefetch < <(nix-prefetch-url --print-path "$url")
-    local hash=${prefetch[0]}
-    local path=${prefetch[1]}
-    echo "$p: $p_version_old -> $p_version"
-    (cd "$root" && update-source-version mate.$p "$p_version" "$hash")
-    echo "   git add pkgs/desktops/mate/$p" >> git-commits.txt
-    echo "   git commit -m \"mate.$p: $p_version_old -> $p_version\"" >> git-commits.txt
-    echo
-}
-
-for d in $(ls -A --indicator-style=none); do
-    if [ -d $d ]; then
-        update_package $d
-    fi
-done