diff --git a/srcpkgs/gtk-doc/template b/srcpkgs/gtk-doc/template
index 4d5f83628fd..3c29fe1154c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gtk-doc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gtk-doc/template
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'gtk-doc'
 pkgname=gtk-doc
-version=1.26
-revision=2
+version=1.27
+revision=1
 noarch="yes"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config itstool python docbook-xsl gnome-doc-utils perl"
 depends="docbook-xsl gnome-doc-utils perl python-six"
+checkdepends="python-six bc glib-devel"
 short_desc="Documentation tool for public library API"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="GPL-2, FDL-"
 homepage="http://www.gtk.org/gtk-doc/"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/$version/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=bff3f44467b1d39775e94fad545f050faa7e8d68dc6a31aef5024ba3c2d7f2b7
+checksum=e26bd3f7080c749b1cb66c46c6bf8239e2f320a949964fb9c6d56e1b0c6d9a6f
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gtk-doc/update b/srcpkgs/gtk-doc/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..26149251a37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gtk-doc/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern="\Q$pkgname\E-\K[0-9]\.[0-9]*[0-9]*[0-9](?=)"