diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/dp/dprint/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/dp/dprint/package.nix
index 639c2f854596..f129ccc9f81a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/dp/dprint/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/dp/dprint/package.nix
@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   versionCheckKeepEnvironment = [ "HOME" ];
 
   passthru = {
-    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+    updateScript = nix-update-script {
+      # Follow upstream's release policy. Git tags are not enough for this package:
+      # https://github.com/dprint/dprint/issues/1113
+      extraArgs = [ "--use-github-releases" ];
+    };
   };
 
   meta = {