diff --git a/srcpkgs/i3-gaps/template b/srcpkgs/i3-gaps/template
index 86d07b7e4c4..ad9cc6d479b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/i3-gaps/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/i3-gaps/template
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'i3-gaps'
 pkgname=i3-gaps
-version=4.11
-revision=2
+version=4.12
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config perl git"
 makedepends="pcre-devel yajl-devel libxcb-devel libev-devel
  pango-devel startup-notification-devel libxkbcommon-devel
  xcb-util-keysyms-devel xcb-util-wm-devel xcb-util-cursor-devel"
+conf_files="/etc/i3/config /etc/i3/config.keycodes"
 short_desc="Improved tiling window manager - i3 fork with more features"
 maintainer="ian c. <ian@airmail.cc>"
 license="BSD"
@@ -22,8 +23,7 @@ esac
 do_fetch() {
 	local url="git://github.com/Airblader/i3.git"
 	msg_normal "Fetching source from $url ...\n"
-	git clone ${url} ${pkgname}-${version}
-	cd ${pkgname}-${version} ; git checkout gaps ; git pull ; cd ..
+	git clone ${url} ${pkgname}-${version} -b gaps
 }
 pre_build() {
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in