diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ya/yap/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ya/yap/package.nix
index e3bc2be60306..eed356f397ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ya/yap/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ya/yap/package.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   gmp,
   zlib,
   librdf_raptor2,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   #     libYap.a(pl-buffer.o):/build/yap-6.3.3/H/pl-yap.h:230: first defined here
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fpermissive -fcommon";
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { extraArgs = [ "--version=branch" ]; };
+
   meta = {
     # linux 32 bit build fails.
     broken =