diff --git a/srcpkgs/gping/template b/srcpkgs/gping/template
index 18a07e7072..c3fb77d053 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gping/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gping/template
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'gping'
 pkgname=gping
-version=1.2.0
+version=1.2.6
 revision=1
+wrksrc="${pkgname}-${pkgname}-v${version}"
+build_wrksrc="gping"
 build_style=cargo
 short_desc="Ping, but with a graph"
 maintainer="Paper <paper@tilde.institute>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/orf/gping/"
-distfiles="https://github.com/orf/gping/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=2379d2d5c3e301140d9c65c4dcc2b99602acf511b2798f45009af4c1101a0716
+distfiles="https://github.com/orf/gping/archive/refs/tags/gping-v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=e36d5bc02157708c803d1855be4b2a9daa27d077fffe86c58b12c746fdc04c8f
 
 post_install() {
-	vlicense LICENSE
+	vlicense ../LICENSE
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gping/update b/srcpkgs/gping/update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08d9ce6234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gping/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern="gping-v\K[0-9.]+(?=.tar.gz)"