diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/vigra/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/vigra/default.nix
index 7f73bf4eee89..fa49017c431b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/vigra/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/vigra/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
   libtiff,
   openexr,
   python3,
+  writeShellScript,
+  jq,
+  nix-update,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -69,6 +72,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
         doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
       });
     };
+    updateScript = writeShellScript "update-vigra" ''
+      latestVersion=$(curl ''${GITHUB_TOKEN:+-u ":$GITHUB_TOKEN"} --fail --silent https://api.github.com/repos/ukoethe/vigra/releases/latest | ${lib.getExe jq} --raw-output .tag_name | sed -E 's/Version-([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)/\1.\2.\3/')
+      ${lib.getExe nix-update} vigra --version $latestVersion
+    '';
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {