diff --git a/srcpkgs/lowdown/template b/srcpkgs/lowdown/template
index a557c4f2df8..5f736c14bea 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lowdown/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lowdown/template
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 # Template file for 'lowdown'
 pkgname=lowdown
-version=0.1.16
+version=0.3.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname}-VERSION_${version//./_}"
-build_style=gnu-makefile
-make_install_args="MANDIR=/usr/share/man"
+configure_args="PREFIX=/usr MANDIR=/usr/share/man"
+build_style=configure
 short_desc="Simple markdown translator"
 maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="ISC"
 homepage="https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/kristapsdz/lowdown/archive/VERSION_${version//./_}.tar.gz"
-checksum=942170f6469993b0d50cd3d03ecfbc859ca4c994925d0b779ffea6ba66eb316f
+checksum=af1fe2904dd543e46ff2b19ccd601df053986f3913d5abf68ac9c62da50754ec
 
 pre_build() {
-	sed -i -e 's/\($(CC) -o \$@ .*\)$/\1 $(LDFLAGS)/' Makefile
+	cat >> Makefile.configure <<-EOF
+		CFLAGS += ${CFLAGS}
+		LDFLAGS += ${LDFLAGS}
+	EOF
 }
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.md
 }
@@ -25,5 +29,6 @@ lowdown-devel_package() {
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.a"
+		vmove "usr/share/man/man3/*.3"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lowdown/update b/srcpkgs/lowdown/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ae8b68fb708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/lowdown/update
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# This pattern is incomplete, it finds out the versions like '0_3_1' but
+# comparison with 'xbps-uhelper cmpver' results in it being always treated
+# as a lower version
+pattern="VERSION_\K[\d_]+"