diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/retroarch-assets.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/retroarch-assets.nix
index 19022963979b..fe9669836624 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/retroarch-assets.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/retroarch-assets.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 { lib
 , stdenvNoCC
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, unstableGitUpdater
 }:
 
-stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
   pname = "retroarch-assets";
-  version = "unstable-2023-09-11";
+  version = "unstable-2024-01-02";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "libretro";
     repo = "retroarch-assets";
-    rev = "7b735ef18bcc6508b1c9a626eb237779ff787179";
-    hash = "sha256-S9wWag9fNpCTMKY8yQaF7jFuX1P5XLy/Z4vjtVDK7lg=";
+    rev = "923b711dc6772a168d83dc8915e9260730fcf3a1";
+    hash = "sha256-Hwgga2hCJEdf/j2mU+hLGAsWdYcfuzjCycxSF37I4qk=";
   };
 
   makeFlags = [
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
 
   dontBuild = true;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = unstableGitUpdater { };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Assets needed for RetroArch";
     homepage = "https://libretro.com";