diff --git a/srcpkgs/singular/update b/srcpkgs/singular/update
index 93a63868f4c..8b7c1641db6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/singular/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/singular/update
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-pattern='(singular|Release)?-?\K[-.p\d]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+# skip *p* which often behaves as a prerelease for next version
+# see https://github.com/sagemath/sage/pull/38689#issuecomment-2366934173
+ignore='*p*'