diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gl3w/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gl3w/default.nix
index b79c83cbf15..617d51d85ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gl3w/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gl3w/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, python3, cmake, libglvnd, libGLU }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, python3, cmake, libglvnd, libGLU, unstableGitUpdater }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gl3w";
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cp ${libglvnd.dev}/include/KHR/khrplatform.h include/KHR/khrplatform.h
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = unstableGitUpdater { };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Simple OpenGL core profile loading";
     homepage = "https://github.com/skaslev/gl3w";