diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index d711e784155..5c3099f8790 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -836,6 +836,7 @@ libxnoise.so.0 libxnoise-0.1.29_1
 libdiscid.so.0 libdiscid-0.2.2_1
 libmusicbrainz3.so.6 libmusicbrainz-3.0.3_1
 librhythmbox-core.so.6 librhythmbox-2.97_1
+librhythmbox-core.so.7 librhythmbox-2.99_1
 libdmapsharing-3.0.so.2 libdmapsharing-2.9.12_1
 libgexiv2.so.1 libgexiv2-0.4.1_1
 libraw.so.5 libraw-0.14.1_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/librhythmbox.template b/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/librhythmbox.template
index 859330451cf..606cfd7d598 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/librhythmbox.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/librhythmbox.template
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'librhythmbox'.
 #
 short_desc="${short_desc} - shared library"
-long_desc="
- ${long_desc}
-
- This package includes the shared library."
-
-depends="webkit-gtk3>=1.8.0"
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove "usr/lib/*.so*" usr/lib
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/rhythmbox-devel.template b/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/rhythmbox-devel.template
index 703158ba451..56fd26549c6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/rhythmbox-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/rhythmbox-devel.template
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'rhythmbox-devel'.
 #
-noarch=yes
 depends="gtk+3-devel librhythmbox-${version}_${revision}"
-short_desc="${sourcepkg} development files"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
+short_desc="${short_desc} -- development files"
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove usr/include usr
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/template b/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/template
index 6d438874e07..43246a73994 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rhythmbox/template
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
 # Template file for 'rhythmbox'.
 pkgname=rhythmbox
-version=2.98
-revision=2
+version=2.99
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--with-mdns=avahi --disable-scrollkeeper --disable-static
---enable-daap --with-webkit --without-hal --enable-vala --disable-schemas-compile"
+configure_args="--disable-static --disable-schemas-compile
+ --with-webkit --with-gudev --without-hal --enable-vala"
 subpackages="lib${pkgname} ${pkgname}-devel"
-depends="desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme libtdb>=1.2.6 webkit-gtk3>=1.8.0"
-makedepends="which pkg-config intltool gnome-doc-utils gtk+3-devel
- totem-pl-parser-devel libsoup-devel libsoup-gnome-devel gst-plugins-base-devel
- json-glib-devel libgudev-devel GConf-devel libdiscid-devel vala-devel
- libmtp-devel>=1.1.4 avahi-glib-libs-devel webkit-gtk3-devel libpeas-devel
- brasero-devel libnotify-devel json-glib-devel mx-devel libdmapsharing-devel
- tdb-devel>=1.2.6 libgnome-keyring-devel pygobject-devel"
+fulldepends="desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme"
+hostmakedepends="which pkg-config intltool gnome-doc-utils
+ itstool gobject-introspection"
+makedepends="gtk+3-devel totem-pl-parser-devel libsoup-gnome-devel
+ json-glib-devel libgudev-devel GConf-devel libdiscid-devel vala-devel>=0.20
+ libmtp-devel>=1.1.4 avahi-glib-libs-devel libpeas-devel brasero-devel
+ libnotify-devel tdb-devel>=1.2.6 libsecret-devel pygobject-devel
+ gst-plugins-base1-devel webkitgtk-devel grilo-devel clutter-gst-devel
+ mx-devel"
 short_desc="GNOME integrated music management application, inspired by Apple's iTunes"
 maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
 license="GPL-2"
 homepage="http://www.rhythmbox.org"
-distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/2.98/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=a5c0a18a7c76133d36c7dcbdc37e304eae8272703985b17b540d68603b0c76d5
+distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/2.99/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
+checksum=5a888f6c9607c4364784469e56c245338f96da654c60a12fad3c9726388ad60a
 long_desc="
  Rhythmbox is an integrated music management application, originally inspired
  by Apple's iTunes. It is free software, designed to work well under the