diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/geeqie/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/geeqie/default.nix
index 4ed4d257ba52..037cf7c8ed62 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/geeqie/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/geeqie/default.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkg-config, autoconf, automake, gettext, intltool
 , gtk3, lcms2, exiv2, libchamplain, clutter-gtk, ffmpegthumbnailer, fbida
 , wrapGAppsHook, fetchpatch, bash, doxygen
+, nix-update-script
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "geeqie";
-  version = "1.7.1";
+  version = "1.7.2";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "BestImageViewer";
     repo = "geeqie";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-0E1TeAhkiK+hFJ4oMoeZLvfRehTzdGF3AtEVwf/MaF8=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Abr7trlms6bxOAqE6xNKRv51TBGNilNdBhUZUg7OTKY=";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -47,6 +48,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = nix-update-script {
+      attrPath = pname;
+    };
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Lightweight GTK based image viewer";