diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cu/cunicu/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/cu/cunicu/package.nix
index 31503f52de0c..031a8a8ad095 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cu/cunicu/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cu/cunicu/package.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   protobuf,
   protoc-gen-go,
   protoc-gen-go-grpc,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "cunicu";
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   doInstallCheck = true;
   versionCheckProgramArg = "version";
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   preBuild = ''
     go generate ./...
   '';