diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tkinter-gl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tkinter-gl/default.nix
index a93398094380..14bc74925810 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tkinter-gl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tkinter-gl/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   setuptools-scm,
   tkgl,
   tkinter,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -48,6 +49,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "tkinter_gl" ];
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {
+    extraArgs = [
+      "--version-regex"
+      "v(.*)_as_released"
+    ];
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Base class for GL rendering surfaces in tkinter";
     changelog = "https://github.com/3-manifolds/tkinter_gl/releases/tag/${src.tag}";