diff --git a/srcpkgs/watchexec/update b/srcpkgs/watchexec/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cb9bfa5ea5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/watchexec/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern="cli-v\K[0-9.]+(?=.tar.gz)"