diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgweather/template b/srcpkgs/libgweather/template
index 9a08292c58..fba5613748 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libgweather/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgweather/template
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ homepage="http://www.gnome.org/"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/${version%.*}/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
 checksum=aa0d03132fc6c446cf549df1d91e319e1abcc676f1d9f8bc1dc01f033dcff493
 
-update_site="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/cache.json"
-update_ignore="3.*[13579].*"
 
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default="gir"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgweather/update b/srcpkgs/libgweather/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a84fbbad8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgweather/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/cache.json"
+ignore="3.*[13579].*"