diff --git a/srcpkgs/sway/INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/sway/INSTALL.msg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05274ffcc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/sway/INSTALL.msg
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Setting the SUID bit after install has been retired for all Wayland
+compositors. It is recommended that users use a session management daemon
+such as elogind or seatd and do not rely on compositors dropping privileges.
+
+All users who require this functionality will need to set the SUID bit manually
+after each update going forward.
diff --git a/srcpkgs/sway/template b/srcpkgs/sway/template
index fa8e1850c5..4255e6ed72 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sway/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sway/template
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
 # Template file for 'sway'
 pkgname=sway
-version=1.5
-revision=2
+version=1.5.1
+revision=1
 build_style=meson
 conf_files="/etc/sway/config"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config wayland-devel scdoc git"
 makedepends="wlroots-devel pcre-devel json-c-devel pango-devel cairo-devel
  gdk-pixbuf-devel"
-depends="swaybg xorg-server-xwayland $(vopt_if elogind elogind)"
+depends="swaybg xorg-server-xwayland"
 short_desc="Tiling Wayland compositor compatible with i3"
 maintainer="Érico Nogueira <ericonr@disroot.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://swaywm.org"
 distfiles="https://github.com/swaywm/${pkgname}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=c80644774d612d7d377093d4990061d36c36673862c06318a7b0e37fa47b0178
-
-build_options="elogind"
+checksum=095f983c9a5f80d761bc2fb19df8166839b9290124ccd47f3e74119a1335490f
 
 post_patch() {
 	vsed -e 's/werror=true/werror=false/g' -i meson.build
@@ -23,10 +21,6 @@ post_patch() {
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
-	if [ -z "$build_option_elogind" ]; then
-		# must be setuid without logind!
-		chmod u+s ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/sway
-	fi
 	vbin contrib/grimshot
 	vman contrib/grimshot.1
 }
@@ -34,7 +28,6 @@ post_install() {
 grimshot_package() {
 	short_desc="Helper for screenshots within sway"
 	depends="grim slurp sway wl-clipboard jq libnotify"
-	archs="noarch"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/bin/grimshot
 		vmove usr/share/man/man1/grimshot.1