diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/sherlock/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/sherlock/default.nix
index e3d6f658aeaf..aaae216f1f27 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/sherlock/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/sherlock/default.nix
@@ -2,18 +2,19 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , makeWrapper
 , python3
+, unstableGitUpdater
 }:
 
 python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "sherlock";
-  version = "unstable-2023-10-06";
+  version = "unstable-2024-05-12";
   format = "other";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "sherlock-project";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = "7ec56895a37ada47edd6573249c553379254d14a";
-    hash = "sha256-bK5yEdh830vgKcsU3gLH7TybLncnX6eRIiYPUiVWM74=";
+    repo = "sherlock";
+    rev = "3e978d774b428dce6eed7afbb6606444e7a74924";
+    hash = "sha256-wa32CSQ9+/PJPep84Tqtzmr6EjD1Bb3guZe5pTOZVnA=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
@@ -59,6 +60,10 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     runHook postCheck
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = unstableGitUpdater {
+    hardcodeZeroVersion = true;
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://sherlock-project.github.io/";
     description = "Hunt down social media accounts by username across social networks";