diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/grpc-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/grpc-tools/default.nix
index 8a44d484ddd..c4f2bf7d29e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/grpc-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/grpc-tools/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , stdenv
 , cmake
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, gitUpdater
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     install -Dm755 -t $out/bin deps/protobuf/protoc
   '';
 
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
+    url = "https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node.git";
+    rev-prefix = "grpc-tools@";
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Distribution of protoc and the gRPC Node protoc plugin for ease of installation with npm";
     longDescription = ''