diff --git a/.github/workflows/update.yml b/.github/workflows/update.yml
index c68f7aa2c..5a24f0383 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Filter nixpkgs on ./lib
       run: |
         cd ./nixpkgs
-        git filter-repo --path lib --force
+        git filter-repo --path lib --path COPYING --force
 
     - name: Update nixpkgs.lib
       run: |