diff --git a/srcpkgs/v8/depends b/srcpkgs/v8/depends
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5be581457ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/v8/depends
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+abi_depends=">=3.7.12.6"
+api_depends="${abi_depends}"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/v8/template b/srcpkgs/v8/template
index f381770f7e8..0187195c305 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/v8/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/v8/template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'v8'
 pkgname=v8
 version=3.7.12.6
+revision=1
 distfiles="http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-official/${pkgname}-$version.tar.bz2"
 short_desc="V8 JavaScript Engine"
 maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/v8/v8-devel.template b/srcpkgs/v8/v8-devel.template
index 43d7d61a384..b6f40e89c97 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/v8/v8-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/v8/v8-devel.template
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'v8-devel'.
 #
+revision=1
 short_desc="${short_desc} (Development headers)"
 long_desc="${long_desc}