diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ap/apacheAnt/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ap/apacheAnt/package.nix
index 5e00d302ac4c..c29d1c4c6f62 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ap/apacheAnt/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ap/apacheAnt/package.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ fetchurl, lib, stdenv, coreutils, makeWrapper }:
+{ fetchurl, lib, stdenv, coreutils, makeWrapper, gitUpdater }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "ant";
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       chmod +x $out/bin/ant
     ''; # */
 
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = gitUpdater {
+      rev-prefix = "rel/";
+      url = "https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/ant";
+    };
+  };
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://ant.apache.org/";
     description = "Java-based build tool";