1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/graalvm/community-edition/update.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/graalvm/community-edition/update.nix
index 191f3cb45a1..6201ab10017 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/graalvm/community-edition/update.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/graalvm/community-edition/update.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 , writeShellScript
 , jq
 , gnused
+, forceUpdate ? false
 }:
 
 /*
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ let
   */
   updateScriptText = newVersion: currentVersion:
 
-    if isNew newVersion currentVersion
+    if (forceUpdate || (isNew newVersion currentVersion))
     then
       let
         versionKey = versionKeyInDefaultNix currentVersion;