diff --git a/srcpkgs/wlroots0.17/update b/srcpkgs/wlroots0.17/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..70bb451811b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/wlroots0.17/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern="/wlroots-\K0\.17\.[\d.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"