diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gleam/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gleam/default.nix
index c7e6669dd14e..d0e4f9994c87 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gleam/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gleam/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub, git, pkg-config, openssl, Security, libiconv }:
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, rustPlatform
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, git
+, pkg-config
+, openssl
+, Security
+, libiconv
+, nix-update-script
+}:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "gleam";
@@ -18,6 +28,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-K7MrrnupH1BS8KEIgVdlnGF91J5ND5umgdeLVCg7DbQ=";
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A statically typed language for the Erlang VM";
     homepage = "https://gleam.run/";