diff --git a/srcpkgs/xerces-c/update b/srcpkgs/xerces-c/update
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+site="https://archive.apache.org/dist/xerces/c/3/sources/"
+pattern="xerces-c-\K[\d\.]*(?=\.tar\.gz)"