diff --git a/pkgs/development/perl-modules/ImageExifTool/default.nix b/pkgs/development/perl-modules/ImageExifTool/default.nix
index 67fc8318a7be..c61c5915e55f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/perl-modules/ImageExifTool/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/perl-modules/ImageExifTool/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , stdenv
 , buildPerlPackage
 , fetchurl
+, gitUpdater
 , shortenPerlShebang
 }:
 
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ buildPerlPackage rec {
     shortenPerlShebang $out/bin/exiftool
   '';
 
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = gitUpdater {
+      url = "https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool.git";
+    };
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "A tool to read, write and edit EXIF meta information";
     longDescription = ''