diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitui/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitui/package.nix
index 4eaa81d68fa87..2a36ce4292237 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitui/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitui/package.nix
@@ -6,24 +6,31 @@
   libiconv,
   openssl,
   pkg-config,
+  cmake,
   xclip,
   darwin,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
-
-rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+let
   pname = "gitui";
-  version = "0.26.3";
+  version = "0.27.0";
+in
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
+  inherit pname version;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "extrawurst";
     repo = "gitui";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-j3y+KjC+o9p2omf4bN8+XevwU7WqiaQ0sfPqHySD2ik=";
+    hash = "sha256-jKJ1XnF6S7clyFGN2o3bHnYpC4ckl/lNXscmf6GRLbI=";
   };
 
-  cargoHash = "sha256-vVEo0kSghOQsH3T6ZTAzN7gIUku0n7rDbKwNmOM9GZc=";
+  cargoHash = "sha256-T00TqxR2EWnDkZo3MUQhiG0oAUf1PgpkUMZLt7f4FH0=";
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    cmake
+  ];
 
   buildInputs =
     [ openssl ]
@@ -54,12 +61,14 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     "--skip=keys::key_config::tests::test_symbolic_links"
   ];
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = {
+    changelog = "https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     description = "Blazing fast terminal-ui for Git written in Rust";
     homepage = "https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
-    mainProgram = "gitui";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    mainProgram = "gitui";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       Br1ght0ne
       yanganto