diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/noto-fonts/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/noto-fonts/default.nix
index ac29a5956127..d0ac56cd5d39 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/noto-fonts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/noto-fonts/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv
 , stdenvNoCC
 , lib
+, gitUpdater
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , fetchurl
 , cairo
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ rec {
         done
       '');
 
+      passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
+        rev-prefix = "noto-monthly-release-";
+      };
+
       meta = with lib; {
         description = "Beautiful and free fonts for many languages";
         homepage = "https://www.google.com/get/noto/";