diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ec/echoip/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ec/echoip/package.nix
index 33f8db77805d..eb7029d40df7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ec/echoip/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ec/echoip/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   makeWrapper,
   nixosTests,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 buildGoModule {
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ buildGoModule {
 
   passthru = {
     tests = { inherit (nixosTests) echoip; };
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { extraArgs = [ "--version=branch" ]; };
   };
 
   meta = {