diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/su/sudo-rs/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/su/sudo-rs/package.nix
index ed9ec2611308..62836eac5e42 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/su/sudo-rs/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/su/sudo-rs/package.nix
@@ -75,7 +75,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   passthru = {
-    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+    updateScript = nix-update-script {
+      extraArgs = [
+        "--version-regex=^v([0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9])$"
+      ];
+    };
     tests = nixosTests.sudo-rs;
   };