diff --git a/srcpkgs/libversion-devel b/srcpkgs/libversion-devel
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+libversion
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/libversion/template b/srcpkgs/libversion/template
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+# Template file for 'libversion'
+pkgname=libversion
+version=2.5.0
+revision=1
+build_style=cmake
+short_desc="Advanced version string comparison library"
+maintainer="maxice8 <thinkabit.ukim@gmail.com>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/repology/libversion"
+distfiles="https://github.com/repology/libversion/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=19c027eb44153439e2ed0af639703d5230f489b2cbe85d59a218f3e0572a8ab9
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense COPYING
+}
+
+libversion-devel_package() {
+	depends="${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"
+	short_desc+=" - development files"
+	pkg_install() {
+		vmove usr/include
+		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
+		vmove usr/lib/pkgconfig
+	}
+}