diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/manual-packages/notdeft/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/manual-packages/notdeft/default.nix
index 6c6bc776c122..324db6dede1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/manual-packages/notdeft/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/elisp-packages/manual-packages/notdeft/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
   ivy,
   pkg-config,
   tclap,
+  unstableGitUpdater,
   xapian,
+  # Configurable options
   # Include pre-configured hydras
   withHydra ? false,
   # Include Ivy integration
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ melpaBuild {
 
   passthru = {
     inherit notdeft-xapian;
+    updateScript = unstableGitUpdater { hardcodeZeroVersion = true; };
   };
 
   meta = {