diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/accounts-qt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/accounts-qt/default.nix
index bd55149f69fa..8e5dd411fca2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/accounts-qt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/accounts-qt/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitLab, doxygen, glib, libaccounts-glib, pkg-config, qmake, qtbase, wrapQtAppsHook }:
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitLab, gitUpdater, doxygen, glib, libaccounts-glib, pkg-config, qmake, qtbase, wrapQtAppsHook }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "accounts-qt";
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     patchelf --shrink-rpath --allowed-rpath-prefixes "$NIX_STORE" "$out"/bin/*
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
+    rev = "VERSION_";
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Qt library for accessing the online accounts database";
     mainProgram = "accountstest";