diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/maestral-gui/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/maestral-gui/package.nix
index 0d2ecbeee604..2fbe16bae18a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ma/maestral-gui/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/maestral-gui/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   python3,
   qt6,
+  gitUpdater,
   nixosTests,
 }:
 
@@ -64,7 +65,13 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "maestral_qt" ];
 
-  passthru.tests.maestral = nixosTests.maestral;
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = gitUpdater {
+      ignoredVersions = "dev";
+      rev-prefix = "v";
+    };
+    tests.maestral = nixosTests.maestral;
+  };
 
   __structuredAttrs = true;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/maestral/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/maestral/default.nix
index bb7e36e65961..027768672711 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/maestral/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/maestral/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   watchdog,
   xattr,
   pytestCheckHook,
+  gitUpdater,
   nixosTests,
 }:
 
@@ -117,7 +118,13 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "maestral" ];
 
-  passthru.tests.maestral = nixosTests.maestral;
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = gitUpdater {
+      ignoredVersions = "dev";
+      rev-prefix = "v";
+    };
+    tests.maestral = nixosTests.maestral;
+  };
 
   meta = {
     description = "Open-source Dropbox client for macOS and Linux";