diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/mattermost/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mattermost/package.nix
index 9eea16f3504a..14c84a120070 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ma/mattermost/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mattermost/package.nix
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ buildMattermost rec {
   passthru = {
     updateScript = nix-update-script {
       extraArgs = [
+        "--use-github-releases"
         "--version-regex"
         versionInfo.regex
       ]