diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgepub/template b/srcpkgs/libgepub/template
index 7b170614a55..056713b5c6d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libgepub/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgepub/template
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'libgepub'
 pkgname=libgepub
-version=0.5.2
+version=0.5.3
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
-configure_args="-Denable-introspection=$(vopt_if gir true false)"
+configure_args="-Dintrospection=$(vopt_if gir true false)"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config vala-devel $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
 makedepends="webkit2gtk-devel libsoup-devel libxml2-devel libarchive-devel"
 short_desc="Library to read epub files using glib"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
 homepage="http://live.gnome.org/"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/${version%.*}/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=848328999285441739a18664f62e8008aef8d87d1da00aeb91138035fc672b38
+checksum=ab52e1021c55246adb10f3aab4228e0b55f2a2208c8b788e01d24d8bc324c13e
 
 # Package build options
 build_options="gir"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgepub/update b/srcpkgs/libgepub/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e030e4a9f1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgepub/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern="\Qlibgepub\E-\K[0-9]\.[0-9]*[0-9]\.[0-9.]*[0-9](?=)"