diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/gurk-rs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/gurk-rs/default.nix
index 58bf7dca9ad5..26c351da1f5a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/gurk-rs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/gurk-rs/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   openssl,
   pkg-config,
   versionCheckHook,
+  nix-update-script,
   gurk-rs,
 }:
 
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   versionCheckProgram = "${placeholder "out"}/bin/${meta.mainProgram}";
   versionCheckProgramArg = [ "--version" ];
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Signal Messenger client for terminal";
     mainProgram = "gurk";