diff --git a/srcpkgs/sdl12-compat/update b/srcpkgs/sdl12-compat/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d5d5bd9b531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/sdl12-compat/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern='release-\K[\d.]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'