diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-XML-Smart/template b/srcpkgs/perl-XML-Smart/template
index bee7e993c2a..6d645e813e5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-XML-Smart/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-XML-Smart/template
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # Template file for 'perl-XML-Smart'
 pkgname=perl-XML-Smart
-version=1.78
-revision=2
+version=1.79
+revision=1
 archs=noarch
 wrksrc="${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}"
 build_style=perl-module
 hostmakedepends="perl"
 makedepends="perl perl-Object-MultiType"
 depends="$makedepends"
-short_desc="A smart, easy and powerful way to access or create XML"
+short_desc="Smart, easy and powerful way to access or create XML"
 maintainer="maxice8 <thinkabit.ukim@gmail.com>"
 license="Artistic-1.0-Perl, GPL-1.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://metacpan.org/release/XML-Smart"
-distfiles="${CPAN_SITE}/XML/${pkgname/perl-/}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=51310e9328a4902908f8f12b6c3ab2e368d829c3c1bb267acddb0081f51d8dc3
+distfiles="https://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/T/TM/TMHARISH/XML-Smart-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=f787efaf9b8dcd1b51085f190acdaae155007a78ba668ffe40d56226f5f2b488