diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/INSTALL
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+#
+case "${ACTION}" in
+pre)
+	#
+	# xbps-base-files 0.37 does not have the XBPS triggers anymore.
+	# If installed package is less than 0.37 remove them before
+	# upgrading the package.
+	#
+	if command -v xbps-uhelper.static 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
+		uhelper="$(command -v xbps-uhelper.static)"
+	elif command -v xbps-uhelper 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
+		uhelper="$(command -v xbps-uhelper)"
+	fi
+	[ -z "$uhelper" ] && break
+
+	set +e
+	${uhelper} cmpver $(${uhelper} version xbps-base-files) 0.37
+	if [ $? -eq 255 ]; then
+		echo -n "Removing XBPS trigger files, now owned by the "
+		echo "xbps-triggers package..."
+		rm -vf var/db/xbps/triggers/*
+	fi
+	set -e
+	;;
+esac
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/template
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+# Template file for 'xbps-triggers'
+pkgname=xbps-triggers
+version=0.1
+build_style=custom-install
+short_desc="XBPS Package System triggers"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+long_desc="
+ This package installs the triggers used by the XBPS binary packages."
+
+noarch=yes
+base_chroot=yes
+
+do_install()
+{
+	install -d ${DESTDIR}/var/db/xbps/triggers
+	install -m750 ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/* ${DESTDIR}/var/db/xbps/triggers
+	for f in $(find ${DESTDIR}/var/db/xbps/triggers); do
+		echo "# end" > ${f}
+	done
+}