diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix
index ff873b027673..94a5280181ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  gitUpdater,
   buildPackages,
   cmake,
   pkg-config,
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater { rev-prefix = "v"; };
+
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace configure \
       --replace '$PYTHON scons/scons.py' ${buildPackages.scons}/bin/scons