diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix
index a9f8ea10b023..3b529c18f52d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitLab, meson, ninja, wrapGAppsHook, pkg-config
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitLab, meson, ninja, wrapGAppsHook, pkg-config, gitUpdater
 , appstream-glib, json-glib, desktop-file-utils, python3
 , gtk, girara, gettext, libxml2, check
 , sqlite, glib, texlive, libintl, libseccomp
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater { };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://git.pwmt.org/pwmt/zathura";
     description = "A core component for zathura PDF viewer";