diff --git a/maintainers/scripts/update.nix b/maintainers/scripts/update.nix
index 05fcd6f12d2e..a45d2446f124 100644
--- a/maintainers/scripts/update.nix
+++ b/maintainers/scripts/update.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   keep-going ? null,
   commit ? null,
   skip-prompt ? null,
+  order ? null,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -217,6 +218,18 @@ let
     to skip prompt:
 
         --argstr skip-prompt true
+
+    By default, the updater will update the packages in arbitrary order. Alternately, you can force a specific order based on the packages’ dependency relations:
+
+        - Reverse topological order (e.g. {"gnome-text-editor", "gimp"}, {"gtk3", "gtk4"}, {"glib"}) is useful when you want checkout each commit one by one to build each package individually but some of the packages to be updated would cause a mass rebuild for the others. Of course, this requires that none of the updated dependents require a new version of the dependency.
+
+            --argstr order reverse-topological
+
+        - Topological order (e.g. {"glib"}, {"gtk3", "gtk4"}, {"gnome-text-editor", "gimp"}) is useful when the updated dependents require a new version of updated dependency.
+
+            --argstr order topological
+
+    Note that sorting requires instantiating each package and then querying Nix store for requisites so it will be pretty slow with large number of packages.
   '';
 
   # Transform a matched package into an object for update.py.
@@ -241,7 +254,8 @@ let
     lib.optional (max-workers != null) "--max-workers=${max-workers}"
     ++ lib.optional (keep-going == "true") "--keep-going"
     ++ lib.optional (commit == "true") "--commit"
-    ++ lib.optional (skip-prompt == "true") "--skip-prompt";
+    ++ lib.optional (skip-prompt == "true") "--skip-prompt"
+    ++ lib.optional (order != null) "--order=${order}";
 
   args = [ packagesJson ] ++ optionalArgs;
 
diff --git a/maintainers/scripts/update.py b/maintainers/scripts/update.py
index 7d0059db28a7..cfa051087ae5 100644
--- a/maintainers/scripts/update.py
+++ b/maintainers/scripts/update.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-from typing import Dict, Generator, List, Optional, Tuple
+from graphlib import TopologicalSorter
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Generator, Literal
 import argparse
 import asyncio
 import contextlib
@@ -10,17 +11,24 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
 
+
+Order = Literal["arbitrary", "reverse-topological", "topological"]
+
+
 class CalledProcessError(Exception):
     process: asyncio.subprocess.Process
-    stderr: Optional[bytes]
+    stderr: bytes | None
+
 
 class UpdateFailedException(Exception):
     pass
 
-def eprint(*args, **kwargs):
+
+def eprint(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
     print(*args, file=sys.stderr, **kwargs)
 
-async def check_subprocess_output(*args, **kwargs):
+
+async def check_subprocess_output(*args: str, **kwargs: Any) -> bytes:
     """
     Emulate check and capture_output arguments of subprocess.run function.
     """
@@ -38,26 +46,182 @@ async def check_subprocess_output(*args, **kwargs):
 
     return stdout
 
-async def run_update_script(nixpkgs_root: str, merge_lock: asyncio.Lock, temp_dir: Optional[Tuple[str, str]], package: Dict, keep_going: bool):
-    worktree: Optional[str] = None
 
-    update_script_command = package['updateScript']
+async def nix_instantiate(attr_path: str) -> Path:
+    out = await check_subprocess_output(
+        "nix-instantiate",
+        "-A",
+        attr_path,
+        stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+    )
+    drv = out.decode("utf-8").strip().split("!", 1)[0]
+
+    return Path(drv)
+
+
+async def nix_query_requisites(drv: Path) -> list[Path]:
+    requisites = await check_subprocess_output(
+        "nix-store",
+        "--query",
+        "--requisites",
+        str(drv),
+        stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+    )
+
+    drv_str = str(drv)
+
+    return [
+        Path(requisite)
+        for requisite in requisites.decode("utf-8").splitlines()
+        # Avoid self-loops.
+        if requisite != drv_str
+    ]
+
+
+async def attr_instantiation_worker(
+    semaphore: asyncio.Semaphore,
+    attr_path: str,
+) -> tuple[Path, str]:
+    async with semaphore:
+        eprint(f"Instantiating {attr_path}…")
+        return (await nix_instantiate(attr_path), attr_path)
+
+
+async def requisites_worker(
+    semaphore: asyncio.Semaphore,
+    drv: Path,
+) -> tuple[Path, list[Path]]:
+    async with semaphore:
+        eprint(f"Obtaining requisites for {drv}…")
+        return (drv, await nix_query_requisites(drv))
+
+
+def requisites_to_attrs(
+    drv_attr_paths: dict[Path, str],
+    requisites: list[Path],
+) -> set[str]:
+    """
+    Converts a set of requisite `.drv`s to a set of attribute paths.
+    Derivations that do not correspond to any of the packages we want to update will be discarded.
+    """
+    return {
+        drv_attr_paths[requisite]
+        for requisite in requisites
+        if requisite in drv_attr_paths
+    }
+
+
+def reverse_edges(graph: dict[str, set[str]]) -> dict[str, set[str]]:
+    """
+    Flips the edges of a directed graph.
+    """
+
+    reversed_graph: dict[str, set[str]] = {}
+    for dependent, dependencies in graph.items():
+        for dependency in dependencies:
+            reversed_graph.setdefault(dependency, set()).add(dependent)
+
+    return reversed_graph
+
+
+def get_independent_sorter(
+    packages: list[dict],
+) -> TopologicalSorter[str]:
+    """
+    Returns a sorter which treats all packages as independent,
+    which will allow them to be updated in parallel.
+    """
+
+    attr_deps: dict[str, set[str]] = {
+        package["attrPath"]: set() for package in packages
+    }
+    sorter = TopologicalSorter(attr_deps)
+    sorter.prepare()
+
+    return sorter
+
+
+async def get_topological_sorter(
+    max_workers: int,
+    packages: list[dict],
+    reverse_order: bool,
+) -> tuple[TopologicalSorter[str], list[dict]]:
+    """
+    Returns a sorter which returns packages in topological or reverse topological order,
+    which will ensure a package is updated before or after its dependencies, respectively.
+    """
+
+    semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(max_workers)
+
+    drv_attr_paths = dict(
+        await asyncio.gather(
+            *(
+                attr_instantiation_worker(semaphore, package["attrPath"])
+                for package in packages
+            )
+        )
+    )
+
+    drv_requisites = await asyncio.gather(
+        *(requisites_worker(semaphore, drv) for drv in drv_attr_paths.keys())
+    )
+
+    attr_deps = {
+        drv_attr_paths[drv]: requisites_to_attrs(drv_attr_paths, requisites)
+        for drv, requisites in drv_requisites
+    }
+
+    if reverse_order:
+        attr_deps = reverse_edges(attr_deps)
+
+    # Adjust packages order based on the topological one
+    ordered = list(TopologicalSorter(attr_deps).static_order())
+    packages = sorted(packages, key=lambda package: ordered.index(package["attrPath"]))
+
+    sorter = TopologicalSorter(attr_deps)
+    sorter.prepare()
+
+    return sorter, packages
+
+
+async def run_update_script(
+    nixpkgs_root: str,
+    merge_lock: asyncio.Lock,
+    temp_dir: tuple[str, str] | None,
+    package: dict,
+    keep_going: bool,
+) -> None:
+    worktree: str | None = None
+
+    update_script_command = package["updateScript"]
 
     if temp_dir is not None:
         worktree, _branch = temp_dir
 
         # Ensure the worktree is clean before update.
-        await check_subprocess_output('git', 'reset', '--hard', '--quiet', 'HEAD', cwd=worktree)
+        await check_subprocess_output(
+            "git",
+            "reset",
+            "--hard",
+            "--quiet",
+            "HEAD",
+            cwd=worktree,
+        )
 
         # Update scripts can use $(dirname $0) to get their location but we want to run
         # their clones in the git worktree, not in the main nixpkgs repo.
-        update_script_command = map(lambda arg: re.sub(r'^{0}'.format(re.escape(nixpkgs_root)), worktree, arg), update_script_command)
+        update_script_command = map(
+            lambda arg: re.sub(r"^{0}".format(re.escape(nixpkgs_root)), worktree, arg),
+            update_script_command,
+        )
 
     eprint(f" - {package['name']}: UPDATING ...")
 
     try:
         update_info = await check_subprocess_output(
-            'env',
+            "env",
             f"UPDATE_NIX_NAME={package['name']}",
             f"UPDATE_NIX_PNAME={package['pname']}",
             f"UPDATE_NIX_OLD_VERSION={package['oldVersion']}",
@@ -69,50 +233,77 @@ async def run_update_script(nixpkgs_root: str, merge_lock: asyncio.Lock, temp_di
         )
         await merge_changes(merge_lock, package, update_info, temp_dir)
     except KeyboardInterrupt as e:
-        eprint('Cancelling…')
+        eprint("Cancelling…")
         raise asyncio.exceptions.CancelledError()
     except CalledProcessError as e:
         eprint(f" - {package['name']}: ERROR")
-        eprint()
-        eprint(f"--- SHOWING ERROR LOG FOR {package['name']} ----------------------")
-        eprint()
-        eprint(e.stderr.decode('utf-8'))
-        with open(f"{package['pname']}.log", 'wb') as logfile:
-            logfile.write(e.stderr)
-        eprint()
-        eprint(f"--- SHOWING ERROR LOG FOR {package['name']} ----------------------")
+        if e.stderr is not None:
+            eprint()
+            eprint(
+                f"--- SHOWING ERROR LOG FOR {package['name']} ----------------------"
+            )
+            eprint()
+            eprint(e.stderr.decode("utf-8"))
+            with open(f"{package['pname']}.log", "wb") as logfile:
+                logfile.write(e.stderr)
+            eprint()
+            eprint(
+                f"--- SHOWING ERROR LOG FOR {package['name']} ----------------------"
+            )
 
         if not keep_going:
-            raise UpdateFailedException(f"The update script for {package['name']} failed with exit code {e.process.returncode}")
+            raise UpdateFailedException(
+                f"The update script for {package['name']} failed with exit code {e.process.returncode}"
+            )
+
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager
-def make_worktree() -> Generator[Tuple[str, str], None, None]:
+def make_worktree() -> Generator[tuple[str, str], None, None]:
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as wt:
-        branch_name = f'update-{os.path.basename(wt)}'
-        target_directory = f'{wt}/nixpkgs'
+        branch_name = f"update-{os.path.basename(wt)}"
+        target_directory = f"{wt}/nixpkgs"
 
-        subprocess.run(['git', 'worktree', 'add', '-b', branch_name, target_directory])
+        subprocess.run(["git", "worktree", "add", "-b", branch_name, target_directory])
         try:
             yield (target_directory, branch_name)
         finally:
-            subprocess.run(['git', 'worktree', 'remove', '--force', target_directory])
-            subprocess.run(['git', 'branch', '-D', branch_name])
+            subprocess.run(["git", "worktree", "remove", "--force", target_directory])
+            subprocess.run(["git", "branch", "-D", branch_name])
 
-async def commit_changes(name: str, merge_lock: asyncio.Lock, worktree: str, branch: str, changes: List[Dict]) -> None:
+
+async def commit_changes(
+    name: str,
+    merge_lock: asyncio.Lock,
+    worktree: str,
+    branch: str,
+    changes: list[dict],
+) -> None:
     for change in changes:
         # Git can only handle a single index operation at a time
         async with merge_lock:
-            await check_subprocess_output('git', 'add', *change['files'], cwd=worktree)
-            commit_message = '{attrPath}: {oldVersion} -> {newVersion}'.format(**change)
-            if 'commitMessage' in change:
-                commit_message = change['commitMessage']
-            elif 'commitBody' in change:
-                commit_message = commit_message + '\n\n' + change['commitBody']
-            await check_subprocess_output('git', 'commit', '--quiet', '-m', commit_message, cwd=worktree)
-            await check_subprocess_output('git', 'cherry-pick', branch)
+            await check_subprocess_output("git", "add", *change["files"], cwd=worktree)
+            commit_message = "{attrPath}: {oldVersion} -> {newVersion}".format(**change)
+            if "commitMessage" in change:
+                commit_message = change["commitMessage"]
+            elif "commitBody" in change:
+                commit_message = commit_message + "\n\n" + change["commitBody"]
+            await check_subprocess_output(
+                "git",
+                "commit",
+                "--quiet",
+                "-m",
+                commit_message,
+                cwd=worktree,
+            )
+            await check_subprocess_output("git", "cherry-pick", branch)
 
-async def check_changes(package: Dict, worktree: str, update_info: str):
-    if 'commit' in package['supportedFeatures']:
+
+async def check_changes(
+    package: dict,
+    worktree: str,
+    update_info: bytes,
+) -> list[dict]:
+    if "commit" in package["supportedFeatures"]:
         changes = json.loads(update_info)
     else:
         changes = [{}]
@@ -120,133 +311,289 @@ async def check_changes(package: Dict, worktree: str, update_info: str):
     # Try to fill in missing attributes when there is just a single change.
     if len(changes) == 1:
         # Dynamic data from updater take precedence over static data from passthru.updateScript.
-        if 'attrPath' not in changes[0]:
+        if "attrPath" not in changes[0]:
             # update.nix is always passing attrPath
-            changes[0]['attrPath'] = package['attrPath']
+            changes[0]["attrPath"] = package["attrPath"]
 
-        if 'oldVersion' not in changes[0]:
+        if "oldVersion" not in changes[0]:
             # update.nix is always passing oldVersion
-            changes[0]['oldVersion'] = package['oldVersion']
+            changes[0]["oldVersion"] = package["oldVersion"]
 
-        if 'newVersion' not in changes[0]:
-            attr_path = changes[0]['attrPath']
-            obtain_new_version_output = await check_subprocess_output('nix-instantiate', '--expr', f'with import ./. {{}}; lib.getVersion {attr_path}', '--eval', '--strict', '--json', stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE, stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE, cwd=worktree)
-            changes[0]['newVersion'] = json.loads(obtain_new_version_output.decode('utf-8'))
+        if "newVersion" not in changes[0]:
+            attr_path = changes[0]["attrPath"]
+            obtain_new_version_output = await check_subprocess_output(
+                "nix-instantiate",
+                "--expr",
+                f"with import ./. {{}}; lib.getVersion {attr_path}",
+                "--eval",
+                "--strict",
+                "--json",
+                stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                cwd=worktree,
+            )
+            changes[0]["newVersion"] = json.loads(
+                obtain_new_version_output.decode("utf-8")
+            )
 
-        if 'files' not in changes[0]:
-            changed_files_output = await check_subprocess_output('git', 'diff', '--name-only', 'HEAD', stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE, cwd=worktree)
+        if "files" not in changes[0]:
+            changed_files_output = await check_subprocess_output(
+                "git",
+                "diff",
+                "--name-only",
+                "HEAD",
+                stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                cwd=worktree,
+            )
             changed_files = changed_files_output.splitlines()
-            changes[0]['files'] = changed_files
+            changes[0]["files"] = changed_files
 
             if len(changed_files) == 0:
                 return []
 
     return changes
 
-async def merge_changes(merge_lock: asyncio.Lock, package: Dict, update_info: str, temp_dir: Optional[Tuple[str, str]]) -> None:
+
+async def merge_changes(
+    merge_lock: asyncio.Lock,
+    package: dict,
+    update_info: bytes,
+    temp_dir: tuple[str, str] | None,
+) -> None:
     if temp_dir is not None:
         worktree, branch = temp_dir
         changes = await check_changes(package, worktree, update_info)
 
         if len(changes) > 0:
-            await commit_changes(package['name'], merge_lock, worktree, branch, changes)
+            await commit_changes(package["name"], merge_lock, worktree, branch, changes)
         else:
             eprint(f" - {package['name']}: DONE, no changes.")
     else:
         eprint(f" - {package['name']}: DONE.")
 
-async def updater(nixpkgs_root: str, temp_dir: Optional[Tuple[str, str]], merge_lock: asyncio.Lock, packages_to_update: asyncio.Queue[Optional[Dict]], keep_going: bool, commit: bool):
+
+async def updater(
+    nixpkgs_root: str,
+    temp_dir: tuple[str, str] | None,
+    merge_lock: asyncio.Lock,
+    packages_to_update: asyncio.Queue[dict | None],
+    keep_going: bool,
+    commit: bool,
+) -> None:
     while True:
         package = await packages_to_update.get()
         if package is None:
             # A sentinel received, we are done.
             return
 
-        if not ('commit' in package['supportedFeatures'] or 'attrPath' in package):
+        if not ("commit" in package["supportedFeatures"] or "attrPath" in package):
             temp_dir = None
 
         await run_update_script(nixpkgs_root, merge_lock, temp_dir, package, keep_going)
 
-async def start_updates(max_workers: int, keep_going: bool, commit: bool, packages: List[Dict]):
+        packages_to_update.task_done()
+
+
+async def populate_queue(
+    attr_packages: dict[str, dict],
+    sorter: TopologicalSorter[str],
+    packages_to_update: asyncio.Queue[dict | None],
+    num_workers: int,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Keeps populating the queue with packages that can be updated
+    according to ordering requirements. If topological order
+    is used, the packages will appear in waves, as packages with
+    no dependencies are processed and removed from the sorter.
+    With `order="none"`, all packages will be enqueued simultaneously.
+    """
+
+    # Fill up an update queue,
+    while sorter.is_active():
+        ready_packages = list(sorter.get_ready())
+        eprint(f"Enqueuing group of {len(ready_packages)} packages")
+        for package in ready_packages:
+            await packages_to_update.put(attr_packages[package])
+        await packages_to_update.join()
+        sorter.done(*ready_packages)
+
+    # Add sentinels, one for each worker.
+    # A worker will terminate when it gets a sentinel from the queue.
+    for i in range(num_workers):
+        await packages_to_update.put(None)
+
+
+async def start_updates(
+    max_workers: int,
+    keep_going: bool,
+    commit: bool,
+    attr_packages: dict[str, dict],
+    sorter: TopologicalSorter[str],
+) -> None:
     merge_lock = asyncio.Lock()
-    packages_to_update: asyncio.Queue[Optional[Dict]] = asyncio.Queue()
+    packages_to_update: asyncio.Queue[dict | None] = asyncio.Queue()
 
     with contextlib.ExitStack() as stack:
-        temp_dirs: List[Optional[Tuple[str, str]]] = []
+        temp_dirs: list[tuple[str, str] | None] = []
 
         # Do not create more workers than there are packages.
-        num_workers = min(max_workers, len(packages))
+        num_workers = min(max_workers, len(attr_packages))
 
-        nixpkgs_root_output = await check_subprocess_output('git', 'rev-parse', '--show-toplevel', stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE)
-        nixpkgs_root = nixpkgs_root_output.decode('utf-8').strip()
+        nixpkgs_root_output = await check_subprocess_output(
+            "git",
+            "rev-parse",
+            "--show-toplevel",
+            stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+        )
+        nixpkgs_root = nixpkgs_root_output.decode("utf-8").strip()
 
         # Set up temporary directories when using auto-commit.
         for i in range(num_workers):
             temp_dir = stack.enter_context(make_worktree()) if commit else None
             temp_dirs.append(temp_dir)
 
-        # Fill up an update queue,
-        for package in packages:
-            await packages_to_update.put(package)
-
-        # Add sentinels, one for each worker.
-        # A workers will terminate when it gets sentinel from the queue.
-        for i in range(num_workers):
-            await packages_to_update.put(None)
+        queue_task = populate_queue(
+            attr_packages,
+            sorter,
+            packages_to_update,
+            num_workers,
+        )
 
         # Prepare updater workers for each temp_dir directory.
         # At most `num_workers` instances of `run_update_script` will be running at one time.
-        updaters = asyncio.gather(*[updater(nixpkgs_root, temp_dir, merge_lock, packages_to_update, keep_going, commit) for temp_dir in temp_dirs])
+        updater_tasks = [
+            updater(
+                nixpkgs_root,
+                temp_dir,
+                merge_lock,
+                packages_to_update,
+                keep_going,
+                commit,
+            )
+            for temp_dir in temp_dirs
+        ]
+
+        tasks = asyncio.gather(
+            *updater_tasks,
+            queue_task,
+        )
 
         try:
             # Start updater workers.
-            await updaters
+            await tasks
         except asyncio.exceptions.CancelledError:
             # When one worker is cancelled, cancel the others too.
-            updaters.cancel()
+            tasks.cancel()
         except UpdateFailedException as e:
             # When one worker fails, cancel the others, as this exception is only thrown when keep_going is false.
-            updaters.cancel()
+            tasks.cancel()
             eprint(e)
             sys.exit(1)
 
-def main(max_workers: int, keep_going: bool, commit: bool, packages_path: str, skip_prompt: bool) -> None:
+
+async def main(
+    max_workers: int,
+    keep_going: bool,
+    commit: bool,
+    packages_path: str,
+    skip_prompt: bool,
+    order: Order,
+) -> None:
     with open(packages_path) as f:
         packages = json.load(f)
 
+    if order != "arbitrary":
+        eprint("Sorting packages…")
+        reverse_order = order == "reverse-topological"
+        sorter, packages = await get_topological_sorter(
+            max_workers,
+            packages,
+            reverse_order,
+        )
+    else:
+        sorter = get_independent_sorter(packages)
+
+    attr_packages = {package["attrPath"]: package for package in packages}
+
     eprint()
-    eprint('Going to be running update for following packages:')
+    eprint("Going to be running update for following packages:")
     for package in packages:
         eprint(f" - {package['name']}")
     eprint()
 
-    confirm = '' if skip_prompt else input('Press Enter key to continue...')
+    confirm = "" if skip_prompt else input("Press Enter key to continue...")
 
-    if confirm == '':
+    if confirm == "":
         eprint()
-        eprint('Running update for:')
+        eprint("Running update for:")
 
-        asyncio.run(start_updates(max_workers, keep_going, commit, packages))
+        await start_updates(max_workers, keep_going, commit, attr_packages, sorter)
 
         eprint()
-        eprint('Packages updated!')
+        eprint("Packages updated!")
         sys.exit()
     else:
-        eprint('Aborting!')
+        eprint("Aborting!")
         sys.exit(130)
 
-parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Update packages')
-parser.add_argument('--max-workers', '-j', dest='max_workers', type=int, help='Number of updates to run concurrently', nargs='?', default=4)
-parser.add_argument('--keep-going', '-k', dest='keep_going', action='store_true', help='Do not stop after first failure')
-parser.add_argument('--commit', '-c', dest='commit', action='store_true', help='Commit the changes')
-parser.add_argument('packages', help='JSON file containing the list of package names and their update scripts')
-parser.add_argument('--skip-prompt', '-s', dest='skip_prompt', action='store_true', help='Do not stop for prompts')
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Update packages")
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--max-workers",
+    "-j",
+    dest="max_workers",
+    type=int,
+    help="Number of updates to run concurrently",
+    nargs="?",
+    default=4,
+)
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--keep-going",
+    "-k",
+    dest="keep_going",
+    action="store_true",
+    help="Do not stop after first failure",
+)
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--commit",
+    "-c",
+    dest="commit",
+    action="store_true",
+    help="Commit the changes",
+)
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--order",
+    dest="order",
+    default="arbitrary",
+    choices=["arbitrary", "reverse-topological", "topological"],
+    help="Sort the packages based on dependency relation",
+)
+parser.add_argument(
+    "packages",
+    help="JSON file containing the list of package names and their update scripts",
+)
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--skip-prompt",
+    "-s",
+    dest="skip_prompt",
+    action="store_true",
+    help="Do not stop for prompts",
+)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     try:
-        main(args.max_workers, args.keep_going, args.commit, args.packages, args.skip_prompt)
+        asyncio.run(
+            main(
+                args.max_workers,
+                args.keep_going,
+                args.commit,
+                args.packages,
+                args.skip_prompt,
+                args.order,
+            )
+        )
     except KeyboardInterrupt as e:
         # Let’s cancel outside of the main loop too.
         sys.exit(130)
diff --git a/pkgs/common-updater/combinators.nix b/pkgs/common-updater/combinators.nix
index c4754848be87..eafc530ceaed 100644
--- a/pkgs/common-updater/combinators.nix
+++ b/pkgs/common-updater/combinators.nix
@@ -169,18 +169,21 @@ rec {
 
     assert lib.assertMsg (lib.all validateFeatures scripts)
       "Combining update scripts with features enabled (other than “silent” scripts and an optional single script with “commit”) is currently unsupported.";
+
     assert lib.assertMsg (
       builtins.length (
         lib.unique (
-          builtins.map (
-            {
-              attrPath ? null,
-              ...
-            }:
-            attrPath
-          ) scripts
+          builtins.filter (attrPath: attrPath != null) (
+            builtins.map (
+              {
+                attrPath ? null,
+                ...
+              }:
+              attrPath
+            ) scripts
+          )
         )
-      ) == 1
+      ) <= 1
     ) "Combining update scripts with different attr paths is currently unsupported.";
 
     {
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/update.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/update.nix
index d6b92b0e77cc..2500739a22db 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/update.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/update.nix
@@ -108,4 +108,5 @@ in
   supportedFeatures = [
     "commit"
   ];
+  inherit attrPath;
 }