diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/bu/buildbox/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/bu/buildbox/package.nix
index e848f28b9170..ceb8090edc37 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/bu/buildbox/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/bu/buildbox/package.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   libuuid,
   tomlplusplus,
   fuse3,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "buildbox";
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     wrapProgram $out/bin/buildbox-run --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ bubblewrap ]}
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Set of tools for remote worker build execution";
     homepage = "https://gitlab.com/BuildGrid/buildbox/";