diff --git a/srcpkgs/ioprof/update b/srcpkgs/ioprof/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..634aad271f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/ioprof/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site=$distfiles
+pattern="\\\$VERSION = '\K[\d.]+(?=')"