diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aw-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aw-core/default.nix
index e0caf6b41c0e..37523f7f24dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aw-core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aw-core/default.nix
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@
 , appdirs
 , iso8601
 , rfc3339-validator
-, takethetime
 , strict-rfc3339
 , tomlkit
 , deprecation
 , timeslot
 , pytestCheckHook
+, gitUpdater
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "aw-core";
-  version = "0.5.12";
+  version = "0.5.14";
 
   format = "pyproject";
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "ActivityWatch";
     repo = "aw-core";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-DbugVMaQHlHpfbFEsM6kfpDL2VzRs0TDn9klWjAwz64=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-+XmFh4/wPUpuoRVi8OdzFs/3dwoI1Mjx1hnTiGj+12I=";
   };
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     appdirs
     iso8601
     rfc3339-validator
-    takethetime
     strict-rfc3339
     tomlkit
     deprecation
@@ -60,6 +59,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "aw_core" ];
 
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
+    rev-prefix = "v";
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Core library for ActivityWatch";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ActivityWatch/aw-core";