diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ob/obfs4/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ob/obfs4/package.nix
index b3f166ddf610..0e2de2657315 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ob/obfs4/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ob/obfs4/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   fetchFromGitLab,
   installShellFiles,
   versionCheckHook,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
   versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
   doInstallCheck = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {
+    extraArgs = [ "--version-regex=^lyrebird-(\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)$" ];
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Circumvents censorship by transforming Tor traffic between clients and bridges";
     longDescription = ''