diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nixos-shell/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nixos-shell/package.nix
index 9d42bb2b05d0..237195bb2014 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nixos-shell/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nixos-shell/package.nix
@@ -5,17 +5,18 @@
   jq,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   makeWrapper,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "nixos-shell";
-  version = "2.0.0";
+  version = "2.2.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "Mic92";
     repo = "nixos-shell";
     rev = finalAttrs.version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-plRKXQqww7easx0wgGKAkOJH1TW/PeeB20dq9XUN8J4=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-sVlbbhRVpAJ8fcjdwJFXlw9MOpb9aqFmAzDCzDi0jqo=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   installFlags = [ "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}" ];
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Spawns lightweight nixos vms in a shell";
     inherit (finalAttrs.src.meta) homepage;