diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/nickel/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/nickel/default.nix
index ab3cf590e7ff..ab8735d31647 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/nickel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/nickel/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , rustPlatform
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, nix-update-script
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoSha256 = "sha256-E8eIUASjCIVsZhptbU41VfK8bFmA4FTT3LVagLrgUso=";
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://nickel-lang.org/";
     description = "Better configuration for less";