diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wa/watchexec/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wa/watchexec/package.nix
index d3553f90056f..d1c5c0671423 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/wa/watchexec/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/wa/watchexec/package.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
       --zsh completions/zsh
   '';
 
-  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {
+    extraArgs = [
+      "--version-regex"
+      "^v(.+)"
+    ];
+  };
 
   meta = {
     description = "Executes commands in response to file modifications";