diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sp/spotify/update.sh b/pkgs/by-name/sp/spotify/update.sh
index d7f40c782902..65f986f5668a 100755
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sp/spotify/update.sh
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sp/spotify/update.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
-#! nix-shell -i bash -p curl jq git gnused gnugrep
+#! nix-shell -i bash -p common-updater-scripts curl jq git gnused gnugrep libplist undmg
+set -euo pipefail
 
 
 # executing this script without arguments will
@@ -20,69 +21,96 @@
 
 channel="${1:-stable}" # stable/candidate/edge
 nixpkgs="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
-spotify_nix="$nixpkgs/pkgs/by-name/sp/spotify/linux.nix"
 
+update_linux() {
+  nix_file="$nixpkgs/pkgs/by-name/sp/spotify/linux.nix"
+  #
+  # find the newest stable spotify version available on snapcraft
+  #
 
-#
-# find the newest stable spotify version avaiable on snapcraft
-#
+  # create bash array from snap info
+  snap_info=($(
+    curl -s -H 'X-Ubuntu-Series: 16' \
+      "https://api.snapcraft.io/api/v1/snaps/details/spotify?channel=$channel" \
+    | jq --raw-output \
+      '.revision,.download_sha512,.version,.last_updated'
+  ))
 
-# create bash array from snap info
-snap_info=($(
-  curl -s -H 'X-Ubuntu-Series: 16' \
-    "https://api.snapcraft.io/api/v1/snaps/details/spotify?channel=$channel" \
-  | jq --raw-output \
-    '.revision,.download_sha512,.version,.last_updated'
-))
+  # "revision" is the actual version identifier on snapcraft, the "version" is
+  # just for human consumption. Revision is just an integer that gets increased
+  # by one every (stable or unstable) release.
+  revision="${snap_info[0]}"
+  # We need to escape the slashes
+  hash="$(nix-hash --to-sri --type sha512 ${snap_info[1]} | sed 's|/|\\/|g')"
+  upstream_version="${snap_info[2]}"
+  last_updated="${snap_info[3]}"
+  echo "Latest $channel release for Spotify on Linux is $upstream_version from $last_updated."
+  #
+  # read the current spotify version from the currently *committed* nix expression
+  #
 
-# "revision" is the actual version identifier on snapcraft, the "version" is
-# just for human consumption. Revision is just an integer that gets increased
-# by one every (stable or unstable) release.
-revision="${snap_info[0]}"
-# We need to escape the slashes
-hash="$(nix-hash --to-sri --type sha512 ${snap_info[1]} | sed 's|/|\\/|g')"
-upstream_version="${snap_info[2]}"
-last_updated="${snap_info[3]}"
-echo "Latest $channel release is $upstream_version from $last_updated."
-#
-# read the current spotify version from the currently *committed* nix expression
-#
+  current_nix_version=$(
+    grep 'version\s*=' "$nix_file" \
+    | sed -Ene 's/.*"(.*)".*/\1/p'
+  )
 
-current_nix_version=$(
-  grep 'version\s*=' "$spotify_nix" \
-  | sed -Ene 's/.*"(.*)".*/\1/p'
-)
+  echo "Current Spotify for Linux version in Nixpkgs: $current_nix_version"
 
-echo "Current nix version: $current_nix_version"
+  #
+  # update the nix expression if the versions differ
+  #
 
-#
-# update the nix expression if the versions differ
-#
+  if [[ "$current_nix_version" = "$upstream_version" ]]; then
+    echo "Spotify on Linux is already up-to-date"
+    return
+  fi
 
-if [[ "$current_nix_version" = "$upstream_version" ]]; then
-  echo "Spotify is already up-to-date"
-  exit 0
-fi
+  echo "Updating Spotify on Linux from ${current_nix_version} to ${upstream_version}, released on ${last_updated}"
 
-echo "Updating from ${current_nix_version} to ${upstream_version}, released on ${last_updated}"
+  # search-and-replace revision, hash and version
+  sed --regexp-extended \
+    -e 's/rev\s*=\s*"[0-9]+"\s*;/rev = "'"${revision}"'";/' \
+    -e 's/hash\s*=\s*"[^"]*"\s*;/hash = "'"${hash}"'";/' \
+    -e 's/version\s*=\s*".*"\s*;/version = "'"${upstream_version}"'";/' \
+    -i "$nix_file"
+}
 
-# search-and-replace revision, hash and version
-sed --regexp-extended \
-  -e 's/rev\s*=\s*"[0-9]+"\s*;/rev = "'"${revision}"'";/' \
-  -e 's/hash\s*=\s*"[^"]*"\s*;/hash = "'"${hash}"'";/' \
-  -e 's/version\s*=\s*".*"\s*;/version = "'"${upstream_version}"'";/' \
-  -i "$spotify_nix"
+update_macos() {
+  nix_file="$nixpkgs/pkgs/by-name/sp/spotify/darwin.nix"
 
-#
-# try to build the updated version
-#
+  tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
+  trap 'rm -rf "$tmp_dir"' EXIT
 
-export NIXPKGS_ALLOW_UNFREE=1
-if ! nix-build -A spotify "$nixpkgs"; then
-  echo "The updated spotify failed to build."
-  exit 1
-fi
+  pushd $tmp_dir
 
-# Commit changes
-git add "$spotify_nix"
-git commit -m "spotify: ${current_nix_version} -> ${upstream_version}"
+  x86_64_url="https://download.scdn.co/Spotify.dmg"
+  aarch64_url="https://download.scdn.co/SpotifyARM64.dmg"
+
+  curl -OL $aarch64_url
+  undmg SpotifyARM64.dmg
+  upstream_version=$(plistutil -i Spotify.app/Contents/Info.plist -f json -o - | jq -r '.CFBundleVersion')
+
+  popd
+
+  current_nix_version=$(
+    grep 'version\s*=' "$nix_file" \
+    | sed -Ene 's/.*"(.*)".*/\1/p'
+  )
+
+  if [[ "$current_nix_version" != "$upstream_version" ]]; then
+    archive_url="https://web.archive.org/save"
+    archived_x86_64_url=$(curl -s -I -L -o /dev/null "$archive_url/$x86_64_url" -w '%{url_effective}')
+    archived_aarch64_url=$(curl -s -I -L -o /dev/null "$archive_url/$aarch64_url" -w '%{url_effective}')
+
+    update-source-version "pkgsCross.x86_64-darwin.spotify" "$upstream_version" "" "$archived_x86_64_url" \
+      --file=$nix_file \
+      --ignore-same-version
+
+    update-source-version "pkgsCross.aarch64-darwin.spotify" "$upstream_version" "" "$archived_aarch64_url" \
+      --file=$nix_file \
+      --ignore-same-version
+  fi
+}
+
+update_linux
+update_macos