diff --git a/srcpkgs/meld/template b/srcpkgs/meld/template
index a8ed124fa65..13eec5c7c3e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/meld/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/meld/template
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'meld'
 pkgname=meld
-version=1.8.4
+version=3.12.1
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
-build_style=gnu-makefile
-make_build_args="prefix=/usr"
-make_install_args="prefix=/usr"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool gnome-doc-utils python"
+build_style="python-module"
+python_versions="2.7"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool gnome-doc-utils python itstool"
 makedepends="pygtk-devel pygtksourceview desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme"
 depends="pygtk pygtksourceview desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme"
 pycompile_dirs="usr/lib/meld/meld/"
@@ -14,5 +13,5 @@ short_desc="Visual diff and merge tool"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://meldmerge.org/"
 license="GPL-2"
-distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/meld/1.8/meld-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=b46e5786343f236d203037a7ace8f1b28145a51a3f84fa527efcf62f47b5b8de
+distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/meld/${version%.*}/meld-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=8e09284f8d50347386a428e1a2222f2b3a704bf84b3736908082968b5b0dc7f8