diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/lips/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/lips/package.nix
index 447a3b467a15..0fc73bc0e46c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/lips/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/lips/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   buildNpmPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   versionCheckHook,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 buildNpmPackage rec {
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
     versionCheckHook
   ];
 
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Powerful Scheme based Lisp in JavaScript";
     homepage = "https://lips.js.org";