diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wi/wiremock/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wi/wiremock/package.nix
index 225e5b953bc2..380f3f1caa9d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/wi/wiremock/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/wi/wiremock/package.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, jre, makeWrapper }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, jre, makeWrapper, gitUpdater }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "wiremock";
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --add-flags "-jar $out/share/wiremock/wiremock.jar"
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
+    url = "https://github.com/wiremock/wiremock.git";
+    ignoredVersions = "(alpha|beta|rc).*";
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "A flexible tool for building mock APIs";
     homepage = "https://wiremock.org/";