diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/scripts/mpvacious.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/scripts/mpvacious.nix
index 93e1402289cd..8fabef77dcfd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/scripts/mpvacious.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/mpv/scripts/mpvacious.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , buildLua
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, gitUpdater
 , curl
 , wl-clipboard
 , xclip
@@ -16,6 +17,9 @@ buildLua rec {
     rev = "v${version}";
     sha256 = "sha256-XTnib4cguWFEvZtmsLfkesbjFbkt2YoyYLT587ajyUM=";
   };
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
+    rev-prefix = "v";
+  };
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace utils/forvo.lua \