diff --git a/srcpkgs/apache-tomcat/template b/srcpkgs/apache-tomcat/template
index a8a64d6474..e63db0e6f6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/apache-tomcat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/apache-tomcat/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'apache-tomcat'
 pkgname=apache-tomcat
-version=8.5.4
+version=8.5.15
 revision=1
 wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}-src
 hostmakedepends="openjdk apache-ant"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ maintainer="Michael Aldridge <aldridge.mac@gmail.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://tomcat.apache.org"
 distfiles="http://mirrors.advancedhosters.com/apache/tomcat/tomcat-8/v${version}/src/apache-tomcat-${version}-src.tar.gz"
-checksum=bb35d2b37e2ff237e09e389dbfb0a99fa8a71f11c947c20f5bbea375f6f3449d
+checksum=941e1e936af46dbe233e41f770e68b09e2ac0d88b6ee01f7b2116a67220cb323
 
 do_build() {
 	ant
diff --git a/srcpkgs/apache-tomcat/update b/srcpkgs/apache-tomcat/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1ff63b2c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/apache-tomcat/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern='Tomcat \K[\d.]+(?= Released)'