diff --git a/Manual.md b/Manual.md
index e85cfb57d284be..48154ab4729f0d 100644
--- a/Manual.md
+++ b/Manual.md
@@ -913,6 +913,14 @@ file in the same directory as the relevant `template` file:
   mentioned.  If unset, defaults to `homepage` and the directories where
 `distfiles` reside.
 
+- `distfiles_only` if set to `yes`, the package homepage is excluded
+  from the URLs scanned for version detection.  Only the directories
+  derived from `distfiles` (and any URL set via `site`) are checked.
+  This is useful when a custom `pattern` is tuned for a specific
+  endpoint format (such as a git forge's `info/refs`) and would
+  produce spurious matches against unrelated numbers appearing in the
+  homepage HTML.
+
 - `pkgname` is the package name the default pattern checks for.
 If unset, defaults to `pkgname` from the template.
 
@@ -944,6 +952,51 @@ in url. Defaults to `(|\.x)`.
 in cases where checking for updates is impossible or does not make sense.
 This should be set to a string describing why it is disabled.
 
+#### Git forge endpoints
+
+When `update_check.sh` scans URLs against a git forge's `info/refs`
+endpoint (used automatically for `github.com`, `gitlab.*`,
+`bitbucket.org`, `codeberg.org`, and `git.sr.ht` URLs), custom
+`pattern` entries may omit the `refs/tags/` prefix; it is auto-prefixed
+when not already present.  For example, these two patterns are
+equivalent for a GitHub-hosted package:
+
+	pattern='refs/tags/vulkan-sdk-\K[\d.]+'
+	pattern='vulkan-sdk-\K[\d.]+'
+
+The second form is preferred: it keeps the pattern focused on the
+package-specific tag convention rather than restating the endpoint
+format.
+
+This auto-prefixing only applies when the URL contains `info/refs`;
+patterns used against URLs set explicitly via `site` are matched
+as-written.
+
+#### Choosing between `site`, `distfiles_only` and the default behavior
+
+Most packages need neither `site` nor `distfiles_only`: the default
+behavior of scanning the homepage and distfiles directories works
+well when the `pattern` (or the default regex) has a strong anchor
+that won't match unrelated content.
+
+Use `distfiles_only=yes` when:
+
+- A custom `pattern` is specific enough to detect versions on the
+  distfiles URL, but matches unrelated numbers when applied to the
+  package homepage.
+
+Use `site=URL` when:
+
+- The version cannot be detected from `homepage` or `distfiles`
+  directories alone (e.g., upstream lists versions on a separate
+  release page).
+- One of the URLs in `distfiles` is a secondary file (such as a
+  pkg-config template fetched from `raw.githubusercontent.com`) that
+  produces unwanted matches independently of the homepage.
+- A non-standard `info/refs` endpoint must be targeted (e.g., a
+  self-hosted forge whose URL doesn't match the automatic patterns
+  above).
+
 <a id="patches"></a>
 ### Handling patches
 
diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/update_check.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/update_check.sh
index 216fefd967e837..17eae4dd6bdae5 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/update_check.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/update_check.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ update_check() {
             *ftp.gnome.org*|*download.gnome.org*) ;;
             *archive.xfce.org*) ;;
             *)
-                printf '%s\n' "$homepage" ;;
+                [ "$distfiles_only" = yes ] || printf '%s\n' "$homepage" ;;
         esac
         for i in $distfiles; do
             printf '%s\n' "${i%/*}/"
@@ -216,6 +216,13 @@ update_check() {
         rx=${pattern:-$rx}
         rx=${rx:-'(?<!-)\b\Q'"$pkgname"'\E[-_]?((src|source)[-_])?v?\K([^-/_\s]*?\d[^-/_\s]*?)(?=(?:[-_.](?:src|source|orig))?\.(?:[jt]ar|shar|t[bglx]z|tbz2|zip))\b'}
 
+        # When using a git forge's info/refs endpoint, custom patterns may
+        # omit the refs/tags/ anchor for brevity. Auto-prefix it if absent.
+        if [ -n "$pattern" ] && [[ "$url" == *info/refs* ]] && [[ "$rx" != refs/tags/* ]]; then
+            msg_verbose "auto-prefixing refs/tags/ to custom pattern\n"
+            rx="refs/tags/$rx"
+        fi
+
         if [ "${fetchedurls[$url]}" ]; then
             msg_verbose "already fetched $url\n"
             continue
diff --git a/srcpkgs/CImg/update b/srcpkgs/CImg/update
index d74e5398bf6a71..ebefaf1d8552ce 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/CImg/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/CImg/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="/archive/refs/tags/v.\K[\d.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="v\.\K\d+\.[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/EternalTerminal/update b/srcpkgs/EternalTerminal/update
index 4a7b675c6cb198..b0eec1553b018c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/EternalTerminal/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/EternalTerminal/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/et-v?\K[\d\.]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+pattern="et-v?\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ImageMagick/update b/srcpkgs/ImageMagick/update
index 6a9f7e46a667da..9c14dd28e5e1a7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ImageMagick/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/ImageMagick/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/\K[\d\.]+-\d+(?=\.tar\.gz)'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="\K[\d.]+-\d+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/Lucene++/update b/srcpkgs/Lucene++/update
index 5db42a649922b0..6eb9b5c5f8b556 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/Lucene++/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/Lucene++/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="rel_\K[\d.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="rel_\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/OpenSubdiv/update b/srcpkgs/OpenSubdiv/update
index 7667a9b5d2c608..480e90140b71cc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/OpenSubdiv/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/OpenSubdiv/update
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-pattern="v\K[\d_+]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="v\K\d+(?:_\d+)*(_RC\d*)?"
+ignore="*RC*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/SPIRV-Headers/update b/srcpkgs/SPIRV-Headers/update
index 825388a1d5ffca..74a61c18f26c2a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/SPIRV-Headers/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/SPIRV-Headers/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="/vulkan-sdk-\K[0-9.]+(?=.tar.gz)"
+pattern="vulkan-sdk-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator19/update b/srcpkgs/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator19/update
index 15ab512532e2b0..e0ab8eff95b2ca 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator19/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator19/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="/v\K19\.[0-9.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="v\K19\.[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator21/update b/srcpkgs/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator21/update
index b3cff7ddfa0203..795d6ebaf734f8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator21/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator21/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="/v\K21\.[0-9.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="v\K21\.[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator22/update b/srcpkgs/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator22/update
index 02da53c75d5817..5c9659050e853c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator22/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator22/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="/v\K22\.[0-9.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="v\K22\.[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/SPIRV-Tools/update b/srcpkgs/SPIRV-Tools/update
index 3b0dd673f96866..74a61c18f26c2a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/SPIRV-Tools/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/SPIRV-Tools/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="/v\K[0-9.]+(?=.tar.gz)"
+pattern="vulkan-sdk-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/UEFITool/update b/srcpkgs/UEFITool/update
index 73efcf42638d91..0cbc615b565104 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/UEFITool/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/UEFITool/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(v?|UEFITool)?\K[A-Z\d.]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="\K[A-Z\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/Vulkan-Headers/update b/srcpkgs/Vulkan-Headers/update
index 825388a1d5ffca..74a61c18f26c2a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/Vulkan-Headers/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/Vulkan-Headers/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="/vulkan-sdk-\K[0-9.]+(?=.tar.gz)"
+pattern="vulkan-sdk-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/Vulkan-Tools/update b/srcpkgs/Vulkan-Tools/update
index 825388a1d5ffca..74a61c18f26c2a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/Vulkan-Tools/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/Vulkan-Tools/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="/vulkan-sdk-\K[0-9.]+(?=.tar.gz)"
+pattern="vulkan-sdk-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/Vulkan-Utility-Libraries/update b/srcpkgs/Vulkan-Utility-Libraries/update
index 825388a1d5ffca..74a61c18f26c2a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/Vulkan-Utility-Libraries/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/Vulkan-Utility-Libraries/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="/vulkan-sdk-\K[0-9.]+(?=.tar.gz)"
+pattern="vulkan-sdk-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/Vulkan-ValidationLayers/update b/srcpkgs/Vulkan-ValidationLayers/update
index 825388a1d5ffca..74a61c18f26c2a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/Vulkan-ValidationLayers/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/Vulkan-ValidationLayers/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="/vulkan-sdk-\K[0-9.]+(?=.tar.gz)"
+pattern="vulkan-sdk-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/asahi-uboot/update b/srcpkgs/asahi-uboot/update
index afb34b60f67126..b4d495836e00b8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/asahi-uboot/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/asahi-uboot/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='tags/asahi-v\K[\d.R-]+(?=\.tar\.gz)'
+pattern="asahi-v\K[\d.A-Za-z+-]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/atomicparsley/update b/srcpkgs/atomicparsley/update
index 6283502d04ebfa..491b4180663b92 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/atomicparsley/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/atomicparsley/update
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
+pattern="(v?|${pkgname}-)?\K[\d.a-f]+"
 version="${version}.${_commit}"
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(v?|\Qatomicparsley\E-)?\K[\d.a-f]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cgal/update b/srcpkgs/cgal/update
index 43949b5d9a4c9b..9fe33f54f3e89f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cgal/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/cgal/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern="releases/CGAL-\K[\d\.]*(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="v\K[\d.]+(-beta\d*)?"
+ignore="*beta*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cronutils/update b/srcpkgs/cronutils/update
index ccb0dc04e00393..fef74d398bce96 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cronutils/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/cronutils/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="/archive/refs/tags/version/\K[\d.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="version/\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/discount/update b/srcpkgs/discount/update
index 1944edadd4fff6..9ed1b698a0fee9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/discount/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/discount/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='v\K[\d.a-z]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+pattern="v\K[\d.a-z]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/eigen3.2/update b/srcpkgs/eigen3.2/update
index 52e574c12aa197..1ce0cc9bc8f3d0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/eigen3.2/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/eigen3.2/update
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-pattern='eigen/get/\K[\d.]+(?=.tar.bz2)'
-ignore="3.3.*"
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="\K[\d.]+"
+ignore="3.[3-9]* [4-9]*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/faac/update b/srcpkgs/faac/update
index ab6cfcfb3bc9aa..faf8d28aebc1c0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/faac/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/faac/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(v?|\Q${pkgname}\E-)?\K[\d\._]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="(v?|${pkgname}-)?\K[\d._]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/faad2/update b/srcpkgs/faad2/update
index 83efe00aab7f5e..beb546e65c7c3d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/faad2/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/faad2/update
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(v?|\Q${pkgname}\E-)?\K[\d\._]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="(v?|${pkgname}-)?\K[\d._]+"
 ignore="2003*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/flintlib/update b/srcpkgs/flintlib/update
index 4cdaabc14b20ea..02310f6741a9a6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flintlib/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/flintlib/update
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-pattern="/archive/refs/tags/v?\K[\d.]+(-(p|rc)[0-9]+)?(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="v?\K[\d.]+(-(p|rc)[0-9]+)?"
 version=${version/+/.}
 if [[ "$version" != *rc* ]]; then
 	ignore=*rc*
diff --git a/srcpkgs/fntsample/update b/srcpkgs/fntsample/update
index 5f8587f4b49c04..9d9ab260e04ce6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fntsample/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/fntsample/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(release/|v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E-)?\K[\d\.]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+pattern="release/\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/font-adobe-source-code-pro/update b/srcpkgs/font-adobe-source-code-pro/update
index dab7c1bab50a5b..8e4cd9326676bd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/font-adobe-source-code-pro/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/font-adobe-source-code-pro/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='(?!archive/refs/tags/)[0-9.]+(?=R?-[0-9./VARuivfr-]+[.]tar[.]gz)'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gdmd/update b/srcpkgs/gdmd/update
index e81ce1285a72de..6ca77e60bd6940 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gdmd/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/gdmd/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='(?<=script-)[0-9.]*(?=.tar.gz)'
+pattern="script-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-epub-thumbnailer/update b/srcpkgs/gnome-epub-thumbnailer/update
index 2d72611e53a10c..f80ef8b90e81db 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-epub-thumbnailer/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-epub-thumbnailer/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="\Q$pkgname\E-\K[0-9.]+(?=\.tar)"
+pattern="${pkgname}-\K[0-9.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/godot/update b/srcpkgs/godot/update
index 6aa1db057e86cf..8f639f705ebab3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/godot/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/godot/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E-)?\K[\d\.]+(?=-stable\.tar\.gz")'
+pattern="(v?|${pkgname}-)?\K[\d.]+(?=-stable)"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gopls/update b/srcpkgs/gopls/update
index c729b1e65ee1f2..fd98a9afa355ad 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gopls/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/gopls/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/\Q'"$pkgname"'\E/v\K[\d\.]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+pattern="${pkgname}/v\K[\d.]+(-pre\.[0-9]+)?"
+ignore="*pre*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gzdoom/update b/srcpkgs/gzdoom/update
index 94090e5eb8e429..46f0ecf3bd0449 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gzdoom/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/gzdoom/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(g|v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E-)?\K[\d\.]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+pattern="g\K[\d.]+(pre)?"
+ignore="*pre*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/incron/update b/srcpkgs/incron/update
index 3df8e1687d8b3e..6e2e5774c08c00 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/incron/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/incron/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="${pkgname}-\K[\d.]+(?=\.tar.bz2)"
+pattern="incron-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/inih/update b/srcpkgs/inih/update
index ee341419348cdb..c81354be01c5dd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/inih/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/inih/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='/r\K[\d.]+(?=.tar.gz)'
+pattern="r\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/intel-ucode/update b/srcpkgs/intel-ucode/update
index 28e9e263fe685f..15701977b3f239 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/intel-ucode/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/intel-ucode/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="microcode-\K[0-9]+(?=.tar)"
+pattern="microcode-\K[\d]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/inxi/update b/srcpkgs/inxi/update
index fb6a3d6da6eed8..8e4cd9326676bd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/inxi/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/inxi/update
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pattern="/archive/\K[\d.]+(?=[0-9a-z-]+\.tar\.gz)"
-version=${version%\.*}
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/iverilog/update b/srcpkgs/iverilog/update
index d2320226fb4394..94995436738817 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/iverilog/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/iverilog/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E-)?\K[\d\_]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="(v?|${pkgname}-)?\K[\d_]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/j4-dmenu-desktop/update b/srcpkgs/j4-dmenu-desktop/update
index d142c0f523884f..2d09cc19efc726 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/j4-dmenu-desktop/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/j4-dmenu-desktop/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E-)?r\K[\d\.]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+pattern="r\K[\d.]+(-(rc|beta)[0-9]*)?"
+ignore="*rc* *beta*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kodi/update b/srcpkgs/kodi/update
index c002e80531ce2d..3baadf29b19f36 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kodi/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/kodi/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern="\d+\.[\d.]+(?=-\w+\.tar\.gz)"
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="\K\d+\.[\d.]+(?=-\w+)"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lf/update b/srcpkgs/lf/update
index c83d7030902f63..560ce3c313757c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lf/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/lf/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='archive/refs/tags/\Kr[0-9]+(?=\.tar.gz)'
+pattern="\Kr[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libaccounts-qt/update b/srcpkgs/libaccounts-qt/update
index e5c2b291b52af4..c9fca1c245ab5b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libaccounts-qt/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/libaccounts-qt/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='/archive/[^/]+/'"$pkgname"'?-VERSION_\K[\d\.]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="VERSION_\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libblockdev/update b/srcpkgs/libblockdev/update
index 9e560e5c796554..8e4cd9326676bd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libblockdev/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/libblockdev/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern="\K[\d\.]*(?=-1\.tar\.gz)"
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcgroup/update b/srcpkgs/libcgroup/update
index d395a5b230c3c3..40ee672f1661b5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcgroup/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcgroup/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern="${pkgname}-v?\K[\d.]+(?=\.tar)"
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="v?\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libeot/update b/srcpkgs/libeot/update
index 5f12191f2542d8..e1144e65a17b0e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libeot/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/libeot/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern="(?<=v)[0-9][0-9.]+(?=.tar)|(?<=libeot-)[0-9][0-9.]+(?=.tar)"
+site="https://github.com/umanwizard/libeot/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack"
+pattern="v\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgit2-1.8/update b/srcpkgs/libgit2-1.8/update
index abad0b701f8a22..93315c78e085d2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libgit2-1.8/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgit2-1.8/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="v\K1\.8\.[\d.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="v\K1\.8\.[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgit2-1.9/update b/srcpkgs/libgit2-1.9/update
index 8748dd81ed607b..fae76e5477c59d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libgit2-1.9/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgit2-1.9/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="v\K1\.9\.[\d.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="v\K1\.9\.[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgme/update b/srcpkgs/libgme/update
index ceb741f9a23a2c..8e4cd9326676bd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libgme/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgme/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern="game-music-emu-\K[\d.]+"
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libhomfly/update b/srcpkgs/libhomfly/update
index 78d17e3361909b..e1a41a57347f89 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libhomfly/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/libhomfly/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/\K[\d.r]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="\K[\d.r]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libkeybinder3/update b/srcpkgs/libkeybinder3/update
index 93e082e8196588..d8dc2a6bfd1d7d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libkeybinder3/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/libkeybinder3/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(keybinder-3.0-v|v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E-)?\K[\d\.]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+pattern="keybinder-3.0-v\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libluv/update b/srcpkgs/libluv/update
index 7f8c42dd595ffb..14187f45c5be8f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libluv/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/libluv/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E-)?\K[-\d\.]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+site="https://github.com/luvit/luv/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack"
+pattern="(v?|${pkgname}-)?\K[-\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libmygui/update b/srcpkgs/libmygui/update
index ce632c5dedd533..8551b254d5a2c9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libmygui/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/libmygui/update
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 pkgname=MyGUI
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E)?\K[\d\.]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+pattern="(v?|${pkgname})?\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libui/update b/srcpkgs/libui/update
index ce73d30872ed7d..f65a180ae1bc48 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libui/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/libui/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='/libui/archive/refs/tags/\K[a-z]+[\d+.]+(?=.tar.gz)'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="\K[a-z]+[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libvidstab/update b/srcpkgs/libvidstab/update
index 1a75fac1fc762e..817eab727fe7cb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libvidstab/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/libvidstab/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='tag/release-\K.*(?=")'
+pattern="v\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lilypond-doc/update b/srcpkgs/lilypond-doc/update
index 42921fb043127b..ad70b6694c1c4e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lilypond-doc/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/lilypond-doc/update
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-version="${version}-1"
-pattern="lilypond-\K[\d.-]+(?=.documentation)"
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="v\K[\d.]+"
+ignore="2.27*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux-asahi/update b/srcpkgs/linux-asahi/update
index 2a6fac294e7c21..1ed39c3b69d84b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux-asahi/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux-asahi/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='tags/asahi-\K[\d.-]+(?=\.tar\.gz)'
+pattern="asahi-\K${version%%.*}\.[\d.A-Za-z+-]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/liteide/update b/srcpkgs/liteide/update
index 0dbd917d6eef8b..4fb31c7ac42ec8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/liteide/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/liteide/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(x|v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E-)?\K[\d\.]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+pattern="x\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lm_sensors/update b/srcpkgs/lm_sensors/update
index 2900125842b63c..002e7b917b56fe 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lm_sensors/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/lm_sensors/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='V\K[\d-]+(?=</a>)'
+pattern="V\K[\d-]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lmdb/update b/srcpkgs/lmdb/update
index 2578d56778d3a3..cf8c5ef25fc895 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lmdb/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/lmdb/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='LMDB_\K[\d.]+(?=\.tar)'
+pattern="LMDB_\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/love/update b/srcpkgs/love/update
index fca77c8115245d..8e4cd9326676bd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/love/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/love/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='/(get|downloads)/(v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E-)?\K[\d\.]+(?=(-linux-src)?\.tar)'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lsyncd/update b/srcpkgs/lsyncd/update
index 35ccc57c5ec3d4..5ef6a1abbe650f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lsyncd/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/lsyncd/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="release-\K[\d\.]*(?=\.tar.gz)"
+pattern="release-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lua54-luafilesystem/update b/srcpkgs/lua54-luafilesystem/update
index 00a38fcaac6066..9683620253ab99 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lua54-luafilesystem/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/lua54-luafilesystem/update
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E-)?\K[\d._]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+pattern="(v?|${pkgname}-)?\K[\d._]+"
 version=${version//_/.}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mame/update b/srcpkgs/mame/update
index bee0828f49810d..7a2655af2ab378 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mame/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/mame/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="${pkgname}\K\d+(?=\.tar)"
+pattern="mame\K\d+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mathjax2/update b/srcpkgs/mathjax2/update
index 4af56219ddb257..91397dc7d2bfb9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mathjax2/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/mathjax2/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='refs/tags/\K2[.][0-9.]*(?=.tar.gz)'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="\K2\.[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/md4c/update b/srcpkgs/md4c/update
index 75b937ad4877f3..5ef6a1abbe650f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/md4c/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/md4c/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="release-\K[0-9.]+(?=.tar.gz)"
+pattern="release-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/minio/update b/srcpkgs/minio/update
index e45793c85463dc..2ea1aac20b3184 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/minio/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/minio/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="/archive/refs/tags/RELEASE\.\K[-\d]+(?=T[-\d]+Z\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="RELEASE\.\K[\d-]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/miruo/update b/srcpkgs/miruo/update
index 97780a418e6e1f..7a13539a91200a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/miruo/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/miruo/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E-)?\K[\d\.]+[a-z]*(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+pattern="(v?|${pkgname}-)?\K[\d.]+[a-z]*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/moosefs/update b/srcpkgs/moosefs/update
index d494050f3cc110..84f58f2c314b31 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/moosefs/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/moosefs/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern="$pkgname-\K[\d\.]*(?=\-1\.tar\.gz)"
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="v\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/openimageio/update b/srcpkgs/openimageio/update
index 1c6f7ece7517ad..86c7591df318d3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openimageio/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/openimageio/update
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-pattern="Release-\K[\d\.]+(?=\.tar)"
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="v\K[\d.]+(-dev)?"
+ignore="*dev*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/openjdk8/update b/srcpkgs/openjdk8/update
index ea63bcfe4e1347..adcc1c02ed6b2b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openjdk8/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/openjdk8/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='shenandoah\K8u[\db-]+(?=\.tar\.gz)'
+pattern="shenandoah\K8u[\db-]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/otfcc/update b/srcpkgs/otfcc/update
index 237d271a07fe56..bc5a239c9b3667 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/otfcc/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/otfcc/update
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E-)?\K[-\d\.a-z]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+pattern="(v?|${pkgname}-)?\K[-\d.a-z]+"
 version="${version/alpha/.alpha}"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/pgbackrest/update b/srcpkgs/pgbackrest/update
index 7cd47a23caf40d..9d9ab260e04ce6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pgbackrest/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/pgbackrest/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(v?|\Qrelease/\E)?\K[\d\.]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+pattern="release/\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/poedit/update b/srcpkgs/poedit/update
index 93e8bf47ac205b..c81dc68be70f99 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/poedit/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/poedit/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E-)?\K[\d\.]+(?=-oss\.tar\.gz")'
+pattern="(v?|${pkgname}-)?\K[\d.]+(?=-oss)"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-aioamqp/update b/srcpkgs/python3-aioamqp/update
index 8920d4a4c61654..325c1185aa32c4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-aioamqp/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-aioamqp/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="${pkgname#*-}-\K[0-9.]*(?=.tar.gz)"
+pattern="aioamqp-\K[0-9.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-hypothesis/update b/srcpkgs/python3-hypothesis/update
index 3c99b323e612e8..6795f3808fc4eb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-hypothesis/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-hypothesis/update
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 pkgname=hypothesis-python
-pattern="${pkgname}-\K[0-9.]+\.0(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="${pkgname}-\K[0-9.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pyqtgraph/update b/srcpkgs/python3-pyqtgraph/update
index 1c97eb13e50c26..e8a019ac390adc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pyqtgraph/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pyqtgraph/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='pyqtgraph-\K[\d.]+(?=")'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="pyqtgraph-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/re2/update b/srcpkgs/re2/update
index 0a8a22bb62e9ac..800f3a89c2ce35 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/re2/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/re2/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern="\K[\d\-]*([\d\-]+)(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="\K[\d-]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/redshift/update b/srcpkgs/redshift/update
index 984f46ed2d0e66..84f58f2c314b31 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/redshift/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/redshift/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='Redshift \K[\d.]+'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="v\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/redsocks/update b/srcpkgs/redsocks/update
index 8d59b5daab99ad..756287650ebce6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/redsocks/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/redsocks/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern="release-\K[\d.]*(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="release-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/sane/update b/srcpkgs/sane/update
index fd273397c12928..8e4cd9326676bd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sane/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/sane/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='href="/sane-project/backends/-/tags/[^\d\.]*\K[\d\.]*'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/sasm/update b/srcpkgs/sasm/update
index e87dd25c3d26b8..84f58f2c314b31 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sasm/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/sasm/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern=".*/archive/refs/tags/v\K.+(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="v\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/sdl12-compat/update b/srcpkgs/sdl12-compat/update
index d5d5bd9b531f87..5ef6a1abbe650f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sdl12-compat/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/sdl12-compat/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='release-\K[\d.]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+pattern="release-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/slurm-wlm/update b/srcpkgs/slurm-wlm/update
index 45710996f24987..90881adef32315 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/slurm-wlm/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/slurm-wlm/update
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pkgname=slurm
-pattern='slurm-\K[-\d]+(?=.tar.gz)'
+pattern="${pkgname}-\K[\d-]+(rc\d*)?"
+ignore="*rc*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/spectrwm/update b/srcpkgs/spectrwm/update
index edc0c39a9ccf91..075bab04b16c2f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/spectrwm/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/spectrwm/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="SPECTRWM_\K[\d\_]*(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="SPECTRWM_\K[\d_]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/swayr/update b/srcpkgs/swayr/update
index 6ca64b471c26fe..5de2860c3fd987 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/swayr/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/swayr/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='<title>Release swayr-\K[\d.]+(?=</title>)'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="swayr-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/swayrbar/update b/srcpkgs/swayrbar/update
index 3cebd62d64025e..7788ec5d66c8b0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/swayrbar/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/swayrbar/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='<title>Release swayrbar-\K[\d.]+(?=</title>)'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="swayrbar-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/taplo/update b/srcpkgs/taplo/update
index d4af49a34d03a5..67d56b3698862e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/taplo/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/taplo/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="release-taplo-cli-\K[\d.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="release-taplo-cli-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/tectonic/update b/srcpkgs/tectonic/update
index 93131668f6905c..b9a41262145658 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tectonic/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/tectonic/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="tectonic@\K[\d.]+(?=.tar.gz)"
+pattern="tectonic@\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/tinymist/update b/srcpkgs/tinymist/update
index f4e0cdb9362dfd..b1115fe704330d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tinymist/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/tinymist/update
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+distfiles_only=yes
 # odd patches are nightlies
-pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(v?|\Qtinymist\E)?\K[\d.]+\.\d*[02468](?=\.tar\.gz)'
+pattern="(v?|${pkgname})?\K[\d.]+\.\d*[02468]"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/tmux/update b/srcpkgs/tmux/update
index f2e185f58e1ba4..f271bcb55ad665 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tmux/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/tmux/update
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-#site="https://github.com/tmux/tmux/releases"
-pattern="(?<=refs/tags/)[0-9.]+[a-z]*(?=.tar)"
+pattern="\K[0-9.]+[a-z]*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/vapoursynth/update b/srcpkgs/vapoursynth/update
index df623475c92d66..eeef89cfc181e0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vapoursynth/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/vapoursynth/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern="R[\d\.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="R[\d.]+(-?RC\d*)?"
+ignore="*RC*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/w3m/update b/srcpkgs/w3m/update
index 04b31ff7efac92..84f58f2c314b31 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/w3m/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/w3m/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern="/archive/refs/tags/v\K[\d\.]+\+git\d+(?=(\+deb[u\+.\d]+)?\.tar)"
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="v\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wire-desktop/update b/srcpkgs/wire-desktop/update
index 741008b96adc43..9555c4280c95b6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wire-desktop/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/wire-desktop/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="(?<=linux/)[0-9.]+(?=.tar.gz)"
+pattern="linux/\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wlroots0.18/update b/srcpkgs/wlroots0.18/update
index 29ccd1295c60c8..25cea06d0030db 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wlroots0.18/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/wlroots0.18/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="/wlroots-\K0\.18\.[\d.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="\K0\.18\.[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wlroots0.19/update b/srcpkgs/wlroots0.19/update
index 9a012f2da0ce90..9434b752ffac7f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wlroots0.19/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/wlroots0.19/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="/wlroots-\K0\.19\.[\d.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="\K0\.19\.[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wlroots0.20/update b/srcpkgs/wlroots0.20/update
index 74e94e746ffd75..36fa7728c47910 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wlroots0.20/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/wlroots0.20/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="/wlroots-\K0\.20\.[\d.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="\K0\.20\.[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/x265/update b/srcpkgs/x265/update
index c64056fdc0ea63..8e4cd9326676bd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/x265/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/x265/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pattern='/(get|downloads)/(v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E_)?\K[\d\.]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xdelta3/update b/srcpkgs/xdelta3/update
index 3d26a415b07fbc..9d1cccffc0b854 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xdelta3/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/xdelta3/update
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pkgname=xdelta
-pattern=$pkgname'-\K[\d.]+\d+'
+distfiles_only=yes
+pattern="v\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/yaydl/update b/srcpkgs/yaydl/update
index 541f111949254f..5ef6a1abbe650f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/yaydl/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/yaydl/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="/archive/refs/tags/release-\K[\d\.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="release-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/zeux-volk/update b/srcpkgs/zeux-volk/update
index 825388a1d5ffca..74a61c18f26c2a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/zeux-volk/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/zeux-volk/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="/vulkan-sdk-\K[0-9.]+(?=.tar.gz)"
+pattern="vulkan-sdk-\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/zfs-auto-snapshot/update b/srcpkgs/zfs-auto-snapshot/update
index f64124553d5421..7d6857f06ba475 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/zfs-auto-snapshot/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/zfs-auto-snapshot/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="upstream/\K[\d\.]*(?=\.tar\.gz)"
+pattern="upstream/\K[\d.]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/zfs-lts/update b/srcpkgs/zfs-lts/update
index 0f5b13809780f1..b7141201ba179d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/zfs-lts/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/zfs-lts/update
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 pkgname=zfs
+pattern="${pkgname}-\K\Q${version%.*}\E\.[\d.]+"
 ignore="*.*.99"
-pattern="${pkgname}-\K\Q${version%.*}\E\.[0-9.]+(?=\.tar\.gz)"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/zimg/update b/srcpkgs/zimg/update
index f35c0ff94213ae..5ef6a1abbe650f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/zimg/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/zimg/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='release-\K[\d.]+(?=")'
+pattern="release-\K[\d.]+"