diff --git a/.github/workflows/tools.yml b/.github/workflows/tools.yml
index 5e286f98f75c7a..c8fbd5b4eddd53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tools.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tools.yml
@@ -142,12 +142,10 @@ jobs:
             subsystem: deps
             label: dependencies
             run: |
-              NEW_VERSION=$(gh api repos/nghttp2/nghttp2/releases/latest -q '.tag_name|ltrimstr("v")')
-              CURRENT_VERSION=$(grep "#define NGHTTP2_VERSION" ./deps/nghttp2/lib/includes/nghttp2/nghttp2ver.h | sed -n "s/^.*VERSION \(.*\)/\1/p")
-              if [ "$NEW_VERSION" != "$CURRENT_VERSION" ]; then
-                echo "NEW_VERSION=$NEW_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-                ./tools/update-nghttp2.sh "$NEW_VERSION"
-              fi
+              ./tools/dep_updaters/nghttp2.sh > temp-output
+              cat temp-output
+              tail -n1 temp-output | grep "NEW_VERSION=" >> "$GITHUB_ENV" || true
+              rm temp-output
           - id: llhttp
             subsystem: deps
             label: dependencies
diff --git a/doc/contributing/maintaining-nghttp2.md b/doc/contributing/maintaining-nghttp2.md
index e75240f107aa35..41ba0b58508513 100644
--- a/doc/contributing/maintaining-nghttp2.md
+++ b/doc/contributing/maintaining-nghttp2.md
@@ -13,16 +13,9 @@ directory and C++ code in the
 
 ## Step 1: Updating nghttp2
 
-The `tools/update-nghttp2.sh` script automates the update of the
+The `tools/dep_updaters/update-nghttp2.sh` script automates the update of the
 postject source files.
 
-In the following examples, `x.y.z` should match the nghttp2
-version to update to.
-
-```console
-$ ./tools/update-nghttp2.sh x.y.z
-```
-
 ## Step 2: Test the build
 
 ```console
diff --git a/tools/update-nghttp2.sh b/tools/dep_updaters/update-nghttp2.sh
similarity index 52%
rename from tools/update-nghttp2.sh
rename to tools/dep_updaters/update-nghttp2.sh
index ba01f8d6bdef9f..c53a620ba096ec 100755
--- a/tools/update-nghttp2.sh
+++ b/tools/dep_updaters/update-nghttp2.sh
@@ -2,13 +2,27 @@
 set -e
 # Shell script to update nghttp2 in the source tree to specific version
 
-BASE_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)
+BASE_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.." && pwd)
 DEPS_DIR="$BASE_DIR/deps"
-NGHTTP2_VERSION=$1
 
-if [ "$#" -le 0 ]; then
-  echo "Error: please provide an nghttp2 version to update to"
-  exit 1
+[ -z "$NODE" ] && NODE="$BASE_DIR/out/Release/node"
+[ -x "$NODE" ] || NODE=$(command -v node)
+
+NEW_VERSION="$("$NODE" --input-type=module <<'EOF'
+const res = await fetch('https://api.github.com/repos/nghttp2/nghttp2/releases/latest');
+if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`FetchError: ${res.status} ${res.statusText}`, { cause: res });
+const { tag_name } = await res.json();
+console.log(tag_name.replace('v', ''));
+EOF
+)"
+
+CURRENT_VERSION=$(grep "#define NGHTTP2_VERSION" ./deps/nghttp2/lib/includes/nghttp2/nghttp2ver.h | sed -n "s/^.*VERSION \"\(.*\)\"/\1/p")
+
+echo "Comparing $NEW_VERSION with $CURRENT_VERSION"
+
+if [ "$NEW_VERSION" = "$CURRENT_VERSION" ]; then
+  echo "Skipped because nghttp2 is on the latest version."
+  exit 0
 fi
 
 echo "Making temporary workspace"
@@ -23,8 +37,8 @@ cleanup () {
 
 trap cleanup INT TERM EXIT
 
-NGHTTP2_REF="v$NGHTTP2_VERSION"
-NGHTTP2_TARBALL="nghttp2-$NGHTTP2_VERSION.tar.gz"
+NGHTTP2_REF="v$NEW_VERSION"
+NGHTTP2_TARBALL="nghttp2-$NEW_VERSION.tar.gz"
 
 cd "$WORKSPACE"
 
@@ -32,7 +46,7 @@ echo "Fetching nghttp2 source archive"
 curl -sL -o "$NGHTTP2_TARBALL" "https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/releases/download/$NGHTTP2_REF/$NGHTTP2_TARBALL"
 gzip -dc "$NGHTTP2_TARBALL" | tar xf -
 rm "$NGHTTP2_TARBALL"
-mv "nghttp2-$NGHTTP2_VERSION" nghttp2
+mv "nghttp2-$NEW_VERSION" nghttp2
 
 echo "Removing everything, except lib/ and COPYING"
 cd nghttp2
@@ -59,5 +73,9 @@ echo ""
 echo "Please git add nghttp2, commit the new version:"
 echo ""
 echo "$ git add -A deps/nghttp2"
-echo "$ git commit -m \"deps: update nghttp2 to $NGHTTP2_VERSION\""
+echo "$ git commit -m \"deps: update nghttp2 to $NEW_VERSION\""
 echo ""
+
+# The last line of the script should always print the new version,
+# as we need to add it to $GITHUB_ENV variable.
+echo "NEW_VERSION=$NEW_VERSION"