diff --git a/srcpkgs/serf/update b/srcpkgs/serf/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e4f1c60863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/serf/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site="https://archive.apache.org/dist/serf/"
+pattern="serf-\K[\d\.]*(?=\.tar\.(gz|bz2))"