diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gftools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gftools/default.nix
index 97b29cc21b3a..d37f9f3ed38c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gftools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gftools/default.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
   vharfbuzz,
   vttlib,
   python,
+  gitUpdater,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -193,6 +194,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "gftools" ];
 
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
+    rev-prefix = "v";
+    # Miss Released version
+    ignoredVersions = "0.9991";
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Misc tools for working with the Google Fonts library";
     homepage = "https://github.com/googlefonts/gftools";