2 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/guix/import/cran.scm b/guix/import/cran.scm
index 6284c9eef3..4b53d5e2c2 100644
--- a/guix/import/cran.scm
+++ b/guix/import/cran.scm
@@ -236,8 +236,10 @@ representation of the package page."
   (string-prefix? "r-" (package-name package)))
 
 (define %cran-updater
-  (upstream-updater 'cran
-                    cran-package?
-                    latest-release))
+  (upstream-updater
+   (name 'cran)
+   (description "Updater for CRAN packages")
+   (pred cran-package?)
+   (latest latest-release)))
 
 ;;; cran.scm ends here
diff --git a/guix/import/elpa.scm b/guix/import/elpa.scm
index 37fc2b80fe..8c10668293 100644
--- a/guix/import/elpa.scm
+++ b/guix/import/elpa.scm
@@ -272,8 +272,10 @@ as \"debbugs\"."
 (define %elpa-updater
   ;; The ELPA updater.  We restrict it to packages hosted on elpa.gnu.org
   ;; because for other repositories, we typically grab the source elsewhere.
-  (upstream-updater 'elpa
-                    package-from-gnu.org?
-                    latest-release))
+  (upstream-updater
+   (name 'elpa)
+   (description "Updater for ELPA packages")
+   (pred package-from-gnu.org?)
+   (latest latest-release)))
 
 ;;; elpa.scm ends here