diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/corerad/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/corerad/default.nix
index fd6fee9a2a7c..b0a65f59189c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/corerad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/corerad/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub, nixosTests }:
+{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub, nixosTests, gitUpdater }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "corerad";
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     ldflags+=" -X github.com/mdlayher/corerad/internal/build.linkTimestamp=$(<.gittagtime)"
   '';
 
-  passthru.tests = {
-    inherit (nixosTests) corerad;
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = gitUpdater { rev-prefix = "v"; };
+    tests = {
+      inherit (nixosTests) corerad;
+    };
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {