diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/md/mdterm/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/md/mdterm/package.nix
index 69496609ce8b..e4cbcc7a6428 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/md/mdterm/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/md/mdterm/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   rustPlatform,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-YUPKUFfbzL/1peXEAX5EDehWq4hFwxJLkP2DBDkY23E=";
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
     description = "A terminal-based Markdown browser";
     homepage = "https://github.com/bahdotsh/mdterm";