diff --git a/pkgs/shells/nushell/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/nushell/default.nix
index 11c9aa67a2e..b64c7a93da1 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/nushell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/nushell/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 , withExtraFeatures ? true
 , testers
 , nushell
+, nix-update-script
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -99,5 +100,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     tests.version = testers.testVersion {
       package = nushell;
     };
+    updateScript = nix-update-script {
+      attrPath = pname;
+    };
   };
 }