diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ka/kanidm/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ka/kanidm/package.nix
index dc032583ae07..5562ce8ed558 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ka/kanidm/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ka/kanidm/package.nix
@@ -110,7 +110,14 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
       inherit (nixosTests) kanidm kanidm-provisioning;
     };
 
-    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { 
+      # avoid spurious releases and tags such as "debs"
+      extraArgs = [
+        "-vr"
+        "v(.*)"
+      ];
+    };
+
     inherit enableSecretProvisioning;
     withSecretProvisioning = kanidm.override { enableSecretProvisioning = true; };
   };