diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sw/sway-launcher-desktop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sw/sway-launcher-desktop/package.nix
index 66ab3118b5ba..f4a672afe321 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sw/sway-launcher-desktop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sw/sway-launcher-desktop/package.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   gawk,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   makeWrapper,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       }
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "TUI Application launcher with Desktop Entry support";
     mainProgram = "sway-launcher-desktop";