diff --git a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/guestfs-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/guestfs-tools/default.nix
index d4dc23b93340..ad39b4ec8414 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/guestfs-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/guestfs-tools/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 , pkg-config
 , qemu
 , xz
+, gitUpdater
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -105,6 +106,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       --prefix PERL5LIB : ${with perlPackages; makeFullPerlPath [ hivex libintl-perl libguestfs-with-appliance ]}
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
+    url = "https://github.com/libguestfs/guestfs-tools";
+    rev-prefix = "v";
+    odd-unstable = true;
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Extra tools for accessing and modifying virtual machine disk images";
     license = with lib.licenses; [ gpl2Plus lgpl21Plus ];