diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-Pygments/template b/srcpkgs/python-Pygments/template
index 8a3c718afe..80122e8f97 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-Pygments/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-Pygments/template
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ short_desc="Python2 syntax highlighter"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://pygments.org/"
 license="BSD"
-update_ignore="*rc*"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/P/Pygments/Pygments-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=5e039e1d40d232981ed58914b6d1ac2e453a7e83ddea22ef9f3eeadd01de45cb
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-Pygments/update b/srcpkgs/python-Pygments/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e299d00ea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-Pygments/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ignore="*rc*"