diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ja/jaq/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ja/jaq/package.nix
index 545594988841..9aca0ac88eef 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ja/jaq/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ja/jaq/package.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   doInstallCheck = true;
 
   passthru = {
-    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+    updateScript = nix-update-script {
+      extraArgs = [ "--version-regex=^v(\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+)$" ];
+    };
     tests.simple =
       runCommand "jaq-test"
         {