diff --git a/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/INSTALL
index e0031b365ce..f81bb6aeb9d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/INSTALL
@@ -1,32 +1,43 @@
 # INSTALL
 
-checksum=7dfe9285ff6ee8bff7621a68bf66d33dbe016ee3769a20b52397bafa49345745
+checksum=b429124b27f9b5ff3a63229823af0d4200020698eb58b75027897ba5b5e327eb
 _baseUrl="https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/pool/main/g/google-chrome-stable"
 _filename="google-chrome-stable_${VERSION%_*}-1_amd64.deb"
 DISTFILE="${_baseUrl}/${_filename}"
-BUILD_DIR="$(mktemp -d ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/$PKGNAME.XXXXXX)"
+BUILD_DIR="$(mktemp -d "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/$PKGNAME.XXXXXX")"
+
 case "$ACTION" in
 post)
     # Actions to execute before the package files are unpacked.
-    mkdir -p $BUILD_DIR
-    xbps-uhelper fetch "${DISTFILE}>$BUILD_DIR/$PKGNAME.deb"
-    # Things that have to happen no matter what
-    cd $BUILD_DIR
-    if [ "$(xbps-digest "$PKGNAME.deb")" != $checksum ]; then
+    mkdir -p "${BUILD_DIR}"
+    xbps-uhelper fetch "${DISTFILE}>${BUILD_DIR}/${PKGNAME}.deb"
+
+    # Verify that the archive is as expected
+    if [ "$(xbps-digest "${BUILD_DIR}/${PKGNAME}.deb")" != "${checksum}" ]; then
         echo "broken file: $_filename"
         exit 1
     fi
-    ar x $PKGNAME.deb
-    tar xf data.tar.xz --wildcards './opt/google/chrome/WidevineCdm/'
-    cd -
+
+    # Attempt to unpack the archive
+    (
+        cd "${BUILD_DIR}" && \
+            ar x "${PKGNAME}.deb" && \
+            tar xf data.tar.xz --wildcards './opt/google/chrome/WidevineCdm/'
+    ) || exit 1
+
     # Remove previous components
-    rm -fr /usr/lib/chromium/WidevineCdm /usr/lib/chromium/libwidevinecdm.so
-    # Move new components
-    mv $BUILD_DIR/opt/google/chrome/WidevineCdm /usr/lib/chromium/
-    ln -s /usr/lib/chromium/WidevineCdm/_platform_specific/linux_x64/libwidevinecdm.so /usr/lib/chromium/libwidevinecdm.so
-    [ ! -d /usr/lib/chromium-dev ] && mkdir /usr/lib/chromium-dev
-    ln -s /usr/lib/chromium/WidevineCdm /usr/lib/chromium-dev/WidevineCdm
+    mkdir -p usr/lib/chromium
+    rm -rf usr/lib/chromium/WidevineCdm
+    rm -f usr/lib/chromium-dev/WidevineCdm usr/lib/chromium/libwidevinecdm.so
+
+    # Install new components
+    mv "${BUILD_DIR}/opt/google/chrome/WidevineCdm" usr/lib/chromium
+    ln -Ts WidevineCdm/_platform_specific/linux_x64/libwidevinecdm.so usr/lib/chromium/libwidevinecdm.so
+
+    mkdir -p usr/lib/chromium-dev
+    ln -Ts ../chromium/WidevineCdm usr/lib/chromium-dev/WidevineCdm
+
     # Cleanup
-    rm -r $BUILD_DIR
+    rm -r "${BUILD_DIR}"
     ;;
 esac
diff --git a/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/REMOVE b/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/REMOVE
index 71a5db4df75..8a10ac08e86 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/REMOVE
+++ b/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/REMOVE
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 case "$ACTION" in
 pre)
-	rm -f usr/lib/chromium/libwidevine*
+	rm -rf usr/lib/chromium/WidevineCdm
+	rm -f usr/lib/chromium-dev/WidevineCdm usr/lib/chromium/libwidevinecdm.so
+
+	rmdir usr/lib/chromium || true
+	rmdir usr/lib/chromium-dev || true
 	;;
 esac
diff --git a/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/template b/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/template
index 5244a2aaf6e..1c7dda6e4f4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/template
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'chromium-widevine'
 #
 # Keep in sync with 'chromium'!
-#
-_chromeVersion="current"
-_channel="stable"
-
 pkgname=chromium-widevine
-version=109.0.5414.119
+version=116.0.5845.96
 revision=1
 archs="x86_64"
 create_wrksrc=yes
+depends="chromium binutils xz"
 short_desc="Browser plugin designed for the viewing of premium video content"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="custom:chrome"
-depends="chromium binutils xz"
 homepage="https://www.google.com/chrome"
 repository=nonfree