diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aw-client/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aw-client/default.nix
index f71225155595..dde0df0e71c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aw-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aw-client/default.nix
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@
 , tabulate
 , typing-extensions
 , pytestCheckHook
+, gitUpdater
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "aw-client";
-  version = "0.5.11";
+  version = "0.5.12";
 
   format = "pyproject";
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "ActivityWatch";
     repo = "aw-client";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-5WKGRoZGY+QnnB1Jzlju5OmCJreYMD8am2kW3Wcjhlw=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Aketk+itfd9gs3s+FDfzmGNWd7tKJQqNn1XsH2VTBD8=";
   };
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
@@ -56,6 +57,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "aw_client" ];
 
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
+    rev-prefix = "v";
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Client library for ActivityWatch";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ActivityWatch/aw-client";