diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-tarpaulin/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-tarpaulin/package.nix
index 77ae2bee6c5f..272194901b8c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-tarpaulin/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-tarpaulin/package.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   stdenv,
   curl,
   versionCheckHook,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
   versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Code coverage tool for Rust projects";
     mainProgram = "cargo-tarpaulin";