diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gi/github-mcp-server/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gi/github-mcp-server/package.nix
index 5c710851b830..22e0214fc730 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gi/github-mcp-server/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gi/github-mcp-server/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   buildGoModule,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   versionCheckHook,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
   nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
   versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
     description = "GitHub's official MCP Server";