diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/co/cosmic-protocols/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/co/cosmic-protocols/package.nix
index c8367f23abac..e70b163a7393 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/co/cosmic-protocols/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/co/cosmic-protocols/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   wayland-scanner,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
@@ -19,6 +20,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}" ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ wayland-scanner ];
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {
+    extraArgs = [
+      "--version"
+      "branch=HEAD"
+    ];
+  };
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-protocols";
     description = "Additional wayland-protocols used by the COSMIC desktop environment";