diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/db/dbmate/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/db/dbmate/package.nix
index 019ede707d96..df685707607f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/db/dbmate/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/db/dbmate/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildGoModule,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  nix-update-script,
 
   # testing
   sqlite,
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
     sqlite
   ];
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Database migration tool";
     mainProgram = "dbmate";