diff --git a/srcpkgs/packer-bin/update b/srcpkgs/packer-bin/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d5a66af207b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/packer-bin/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site="https://api.github.com/repos/mitchellh/packer/tags"
+pattern='"name":\s*"[^\d]*\K([\d\.]+)(?=")'