diff --git a/srcpkgs/gpm/template b/srcpkgs/gpm/template
index 814ffb8bf5..45df3cdc56 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gpm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gpm/template
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ short_desc="A mouse server for the console and xterm"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/"
 license="GPL-2"
+update_site="https://github.com/telmich/gpm/tags"
+update_pattern='archive/\K[\d.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)'
+update_ignore="1.99*"
 distfiles="http://www.nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/archives/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.lzma"
 checksum=a955053b36556ffa7c628ce18fd6de7d625966573fa412fb08869533d8f7385c