diff --git a/srcpkgs/lxd/template b/srcpkgs/lxd/template
index 11fe5d16202..d3d94e7cf5c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lxd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lxd/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'lxd'
 pkgname=lxd
-version=3.8
+version=3.9
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path="github.com/lxc/lxd"
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ short_desc="Next generation system container manager"
 maintainer="Cameron Nemo <camerontnorman@gmail.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://linuxcontainers.org/lxd"
-distfiles="https://linuxcontainers.org/downloads/lxd/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=71dd5368a684c7b69699814f2c35c69ace6dd6eebd95fce39c13e44d9d827ea5
+distfiles="https://linuxcontainers.org/downloads/lxd/lxd-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=e446f2c248498b56fff6abf07ad0fceb3756b33651c4e1512bad12b2ee5f607f
 system_groups="lxd"
 
 do_configure() {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lxd/update b/srcpkgs/lxd/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c7e0abc900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/lxd/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+site="https://linuxcontainers.org/lxd/downloads/"