diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mtdev/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mtdev/default.nix
index e067e0c3d274..334cda54d1bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mtdev/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mtdev/default.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,26 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, evdev-proto }:
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchurl
+, evdev-proto
+, gitUpdater
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mtdev";
-  version = "1.1.6";
+  version = "1.1.7";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://bitmath.org/code/mtdev/${pname}-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "1q700h9dqcm3zl6c3gj0qxxjcx6ibw2c51wjijydhwdcm26v5mqm";
+    hash = "sha256-oQetrSEB/srFSsf58OCg3RVdlUGT2lXCNAyX8v8dgU4=";
   };
 
   buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isFreeBSD evdev-proto;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
+    url = "https://bitmath.org/git/mtdev.git";
+    rev-prefix = "v";
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://bitmath.org/code/mtdev/";
     description = "Multitouch Protocol Translation Library";