diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/so/sointu/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/so/sointu/package.nix
index cda2e244d14a..123dd1f43b53 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/so/sointu/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/so/sointu/package.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ buildGoModule {
     "cmd/sointu-play"
   ];
 
-  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {
+    extraArgs = [ "--version=branch" ];
+  };
 
   meta = {
     description = "Fork of 4klang that can target 386, amd64 and WebAssembly";