diff --git a/srcpkgs/wsjtx/template b/srcpkgs/wsjtx/template
index b798d0a2120..c1838dd7cf5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wsjtx/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wsjtx/template
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ short_desc="Weak-signal Amateur Radio communication program"
 maintainer="classabbyamp <void@placeviolette.net>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx.html"
+changelog="https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/Release_Notes.txt"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/wsjt/${pkgname}-${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tgz"
 checksum=1b3f3846ad2c0a5f410178b6612765d59ee63db249eb6cfc332ace17f0a30898
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wsjtx/update b/srcpkgs/wsjtx/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b5cc9bd4f17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/wsjtx/update
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+site='https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/Release_Notes.txt'
+pattern='Release: WSJT-X \K[\d\w.-]+(?=)'
+ignore='*-rc*'