diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/meld/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/meld/default.nix
index 9859163031c3..f3400f7e8e02 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/meld/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/meld/default.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome.updateScript {
       packageName = pname;
-      versionPolicy = "odd-unstable";
+      versionPolicy = "none"; # should be odd-unstable but we are tracking unstable versions for now
     };
   };