diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgit2-1.8/update b/srcpkgs/libgit2-1.8/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..abad0b701f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgit2-1.8/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern="v\K1\.8\.[\d.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"