diff --git a/srcpkgs/rlwrap/template b/srcpkgs/rlwrap/template
index 22787a1bfc..afbdf6c7fc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rlwrap/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rlwrap/template
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 # Template file for 'rlwrap'
 pkgname=rlwrap
-version=0.44
+version=0.45
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="automake"
 makedepends="readline-devel"
 depends="perl"
 short_desc="Adds readline-style editing and history to programs"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap"
-distfiles="https://github.com/hanslub42/${pkgname}/releases/download/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=cd7ff50cde66e443cbea0049b4abf1cca64a74948371fa4f1b5d9a5bbce1e13c
+distfiles="https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=780faa7330f306430aaf895984c936f451a8d35555145eff5451dc57b0c3ba8c
+
+pre_configure() {
+	autoreconf -fi
+}