diff --git a/srcpkgs/libmatekbd/template b/srcpkgs/libmatekbd/template
index 577e6b9198..dd4ca77315 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libmatekbd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libmatekbd/template
@@ -1,28 +1,24 @@
 # Template file for 'libmatekbd'
 pkgname=libmatekbd
-version=1.24.1
+version=1.26.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="--disable-static $(vopt_enable gir introspection)"
-hostmakedepends="mate-common autoconf-archive pkg-config intltool itstool
- glib-devel gobject-introspection"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool glib-devel gobject-introspection"
 makedepends="libICE-devel gtk+3-devel libxklavier-devel iso-codes"
 depends="dconf iso-codes"
 short_desc="MATE keyboard library"
-maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
+maintainer="skmpz <dem.procopiou@gmail.com>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://mate-desktop.org"
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mate-desktop/libmatekbd/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=a87f6369e3f35428bc8fccafca1103004b2e2f5cb3d8d122019704baa7ebac9e
+checksum=220ee8cab0cbc5f42ca6b621bcd009b0b736507945a2aedbffe2235fa1d811ad
 
 build_options="gir"
 build_options_default="gir"
 
-pre_configure() {
-	autoreconf -fi
-}
-
 libmatekbd-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	depends="gtk+3-devel libxklavier-devel ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"