diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynput/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynput/default.nix
index ed6b964f0ca5..56a06a1bd47d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynput/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynput/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   stdenv,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  gitUpdater,
 
   # build-system
   setuptools,
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
     hash = "sha256-gRq4LS9NvPL98N0Jk09Z0GfoHS09o3zM284BEWS+NW4=";
   };
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
+    rev-prefix = "v";
+  };
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace setup.py \