diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sp/spade/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sp/spade/package.nix
index 49b0443fbb4de2b..b312ce8683a4034 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sp/spade/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sp/spade/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   rustPlatform,
   fetchFromGitLab,
   stdenv,
+  _experimental-update-script-combinators,
+  nix-update-script,
   nix-update,
   writeScript,
   git,
@@ -30,16 +32,23 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     };
   };
 
-  # rust + gitlab is a rare combo
-  passthru.updateScript = [
+  # TODO: somehow respect https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#var-passthru-updateScript-commit
+  passthru.updateScript = _experimental-update-script-combinators.sequence [
+    # rust + gitlab + fetchgit is a rare combo
     (writeScript "update-spade" ''
       VERSION="$(
         ${lib.getExe git} ls-remote --tags --sort -version:refname ${lib.escapeShellArg src.gitRepoUrl} \
           | cut -f2 | grep ^refs/tags/v | cut -d/ -f3- | cut -c2- \
           | sort --version-sort --reverse | head -n1
       )"
-      exec ${lib.getExe nix-update} --version "$VERSION" "$@"
+      exec ${lib.getExe nix-update} spade --version "$VERSION" "$@" --commit
     '')
+    (nix-update-script {
+      extraArgs = [
+        "swim"
+        "--commit"
+      ];
+    })
   ];
 
   buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ python312 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sw/swim/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sw/swim/package.nix
index 56e943da211d5ce..3fd19809f90734a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sw/swim/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sw/swim/package.nix
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
   stdenv,
   darwin,
   git,
-  _experimental-update-script-combinators,
-  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -56,10 +54,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     "--skip=plugin::test::deny_changes_to_plugins::restores_work"
   ];
 
-  passthru.updateScript = _experimental-update-script-combinators.sequence [
-    (nix-update-script { extraArgs = [ "spade" "--commit" "--use-update-script" "--update-script-args" "--argstr skip-prompt true" ]; })
-    (nix-update-script { extraArgs = [ "swim" ]; })
-  ];
+  passthru = {
+    inherit (spade) updateScript;
+  };
 
   meta = {
     description = "Build tool for spade";