diff --git a/srcpkgs/nvimpager/template b/srcpkgs/nvimpager/template
index 5f3050e84a9..7ca7054d857 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nvimpager/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nvimpager/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'nvimpager'
 pkgname=nvimpager
-version=0.7
-revision=2
+version=0.9
+revision=1
 # In pre_build, date is the date of the last commit in the nvimpager repo.
 # It should be changed when updating to a new version.
 create_wrksrc=true
@@ -9,42 +9,30 @@ build_wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_target="nvimpager.configured"
 make_build_args="PREFIX=/usr"
-hostmakedepends="neovim $(vopt_if man pandoc)"
-depends="neovim>=0.3.0 bash"
+hostmakedepends="neovim lowdown"
+depends="neovim>=0.4.0 bash"
 short_desc="Wrapper to use neovim as a pager to view manpages, diffs, etc"
 maintainer="Adrian Herath <adrianisuru@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD-2-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/lucc/nvimpager"
-distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz
- https://www.vim.org/scripts/download_script.php?src_id=14498>AnsiEsc.vba.gz"
-checksum="cb4eee0ef2569412b0528eacd7efd6af960bebc11d8749258d8ba83c975ebf4b
- a80d8c95a2e497e190831f1b580205653c595c6f51b48d4cb89fb33eaea5ed03"
+distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum="ae2d99d59bd43d96e12a07ffa32c3f120636163308c2b6c1da43052bc8bce1a0"
 
-build_options="man"
-desc_option_man="Use pandoc for manpages"
+post_patch() {
+	# replace pandoc with lowdown
+	vsed -e \
+		"s/pandoc .*/lowdown -Tman -m 'date: 2020-12-13' -m 'source: Version v${version}' -s -o nvimpager.1 $</" \
+		-i makefile
 
-case "$XBPS_MACHINE" in
-	x86_64*|i686|ppc64le*) build_options_default="man" ;;
-esac
+	# remove YAML borders, not supported by lowdown
+	vsed -e '/^---/d' -e '/^\.\.\./d' -i nvimpager.md
+}
 
 pre_build() {
-	cat <<< \
-"---
-footer: Version v${version}
-date: 2020-09-25
-..." \
-	> metadata.yml
-
-	mv ../AnsiEsc.vba ./
-
-	if [ -z "$build_option_man" ]; then
-		vsed -i 's,pandoc --.*,touch $@,' makefile
-	fi
+	# avoid running the rule to generate this file
+	touch metadata.yaml
 }
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
-	if [ -z "$build_option_man" ]; then
-		rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man
-	fi
 }