diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsflash/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsflash/default.nix
index 5d5e8615a855..fafda428fe6e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsflash/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/newsflash/default.nix
@@ -17,23 +17,24 @@
 , glib-networking
 , librsvg
 , gst_all_1
+, gitUpdater
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "newsflash";
-  version = "2.2.3";
+  version = "2.2.4";
 
   src = fetchFromGitLab {
     owner = "news-flash";
     repo = "news_flash_gtk";
     rev = "refs/tags/v.${finalAttrs.version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-ms0CVYSYccRuiLBZ+lEEyMH0Zhti5sMM49XuEUe9sKw=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-civHj8a5LYV3XaAjSJBdn15+8sdO/yLlWBXCNW56plA=";
   };
 
   cargoDeps = rustPlatform.fetchCargoTarball {
     name = "${finalAttrs.pname}-${finalAttrs.version}";
     src = finalAttrs.src;
-    sha256 = "sha256-QbjXjdKMjGwXQ3DoyAJN1SxnHjVeAk140j1me/iWlZQ=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-vgqyFdc1m53SYqnYE6JLp1/tK7rFrohYOT/BTO6fUI0=";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -87,6 +88,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     gst-plugins-bad
   ]);
 
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
+    rev-prefix = "v.";
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A modern feed reader designed for the GNOME desktop";
     homepage = "https://gitlab.com/news-flash/news_flash_gtk";