diff --git a/pkgs/common-updater/generic-updater.nix b/pkgs/common-updater/generic-updater.nix
index df47df14b85b..7a919ff5845e 100644
--- a/pkgs/common-updater/generic-updater.nix
+++ b/pkgs/common-updater/generic-updater.nix
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ let
     if [ -n "$latest_tag" ]; then
       # print commands to commit the changes
       if [ "$version" != "$latest_tag" ]; then
-        pfile=$(EDITOR=echo ${nix}/bin/nix edit -f. "$attr_path")
+        pfile=$(EDITOR=echo ${nix}/bin/nix edit --extra-experimental-features nix-command -f. "$attr_path")
         echo "   git add $pfile " >> ${fileForGitCommands}
         echo "   git commit -m '$attr_path: $version -> $latest_tag'" >> ${fileForGitCommands}
       fi