diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/scripts/chapterskip.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/scripts/chapterskip.nix
index c1dc87ea6802..c147da8d4598 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/scripts/chapterskip.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/scripts/chapterskip.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, nix-update-script
 , stdenvNoCC }:
 
 stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
   preferLocalBuild = true;
   installPhase = "install -Dt $out/share/mpv/scripts chapterskip.lua";
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {
+    extraArgs = [ "--version=branch" ];
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/po5/chapterskip";
     platforms = platforms.all;