diff --git a/srcpkgs/libinput/template b/srcpkgs/libinput/template
index ac40774fd0f..9dd18fe5040 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libinput/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libinput/template
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Template file for 'libinput'
+# keep in sync with libinput-debug-gui
 pkgname=libinput
 version=1.23.0
 revision=1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libinput/update b/srcpkgs/libinput/update
index 9f6b7927aa7..33c418dc38f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libinput/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/libinput/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+pattern="libinput \K[\d.]+(?=</a>)"
 ignore="*.99.* *.9[0-9][0-9]"