diff --git a/srcpkgs/grep/template b/srcpkgs/grep/template
index 48ec7ac8c8b..f2d079a4999 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/grep/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/grep/template
@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
-# Template build file for 'grep'.
+# Template file for 'grep'
 pkgname=grep
-version=3.1
+version=3.3
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config gettext-devel"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="pcre-devel"
+checkdepends="perl"
 short_desc="The GNU grep utility"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
-license="GPL-3"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/"
-distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=db625c7ab3bb3ee757b3926a5cfa8d9e1c3991ad24707a83dde8a5ef2bf7a07e
-
-pre_configure() {
-	autoreconf -fi
-}
+distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=b960541c499619efd6afe1fa795402e4733c8e11ebf9fafccc0bb4bccdc5b514
 
 pre_check() {
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in