diff --git a/srcpkgs/automake/template b/srcpkgs/automake/template
index d75cf426b03..c01592616e7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/automake/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/automake/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template build file for 'automake'.
 pkgname=automake
-version=1.12.6
+version=1.13.1
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -9,12 +9,5 @@ short_desc="GNU Standards-compliant Makefile generator"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/automake"
-distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=f834ab2145b1ee24bd85387950044f5cb418dd0af2b84c52e60c2bf29162dbfa
-long_desc="
- Automake is an experimental Makefile generator. It was inspired by
- the 4.4BSD make and include files, but aims to be portable and to
- conform to the GNU standards for Makefile variables and targets.
-
- Automake assumes the project uses autoconf. If you want automatic
- dependency tracking support, the use of GNU make is also required."
+distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=6ecd6cf682e78e833361264263f0f9496949bfbae7f8366bc327de38ff0ad18b