diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/bbin/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/bbin/default.nix
index 9354134d3b88..ab8638e5033c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/bbin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/bbin/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , stdenvNoCC
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, gitUpdater
 , makeWrapper
 , babashka-unwrapped
 }:
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = gitUpdater { rev-prefix = "v"; };
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/babashka/bbin";
     description = "Install any Babashka script or project with one command";