diff --git a/pkgs/games/minetest/default.nix b/pkgs/games/minetest/default.nix
index fcea007ff598..ff6a59e08ad7 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/minetest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/minetest/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, gitUpdater
 , cmake
 , irrlichtmt
 , coreutils
@@ -128,6 +129,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     mv $out/minetest.app $out/Applications
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
+    ignoredVersions = "^[^.]+$|.*-android$";
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://minetest.net/";
     description = "Infinite-world block sandbox game";