diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/sqlx-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/sqlx-cli/default.nix
index 16edbf5591d2..55cf34bdac28 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/sqlx-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/sqlx-cli/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 , CoreFoundation
 , Security
 , SystemConfiguration
+, nix-update-script
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     command = "sqlx --version";
   };
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description =
       "SQLx's associated command-line utility for managing databases, migrations, and enabling offline mode with sqlx::query!() and friends.";