diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/md/mdbook-yml-header/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/md/mdbook-yml-header/package.nix
index 58d09cbf29ac..114c2ff7647e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/md/mdbook-yml-header/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/md/mdbook-yml-header/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   rustPlatform,
   fetchCrate,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-cn+R36koBSEp+wKtCQJK/L+mxeb8sHkZu8kWYRigIvw=";
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "MdBook preprocessor for removing yml header within --- (front-matter)";
     homepage = "https://github.com/dvogt23/mdbook-yml-header";