diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ij/ijq/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ij/ijq/package.nix
index 69514ad3c648..b9f9680608f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ij/ijq/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ij/ijq/package.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   installShellFiles,
   makeBinaryWrapper,
   scdoc,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ buildGoModule rec {
       --prefix PATH : "${lib.makeBinPath [ jq ]}"
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Interactive wrapper for jq";
     mainProgram = "ijq";