diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/eu/euphonica/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/eu/euphonica/package.nix
index 007714d76cd0..6a101d8d4817 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/eu/euphonica/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/eu/euphonica/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  nix-update-script,
   cargo,
   meson,
   ninja,
@@ -35,6 +36,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {
+    # to be dropped once there are stable releases
+    extraArgs = [
+      "--version=unstable"
+    ];
+  };
+
   cargoDeps = rustPlatform.fetchCargoVendor {
     inherit (finalAttrs) pname version src;
     hash = "sha256-zFGFmiPozfBSIYxCu4fHynb2eh9emfVPtj3grPAoZeA=";