diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgee08/template b/srcpkgs/libgee08/template
index 075b4ff6a67..ee58ea9a8d4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libgee08/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgee08/template
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # Template file for 'libgee08'
 pkgname=libgee08
-version=0.14.0
+version=0.16.1
 wrksrc="libgee-${version}"
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--disable-static"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool"
-makedepends="libglib-devel vala-devel>=0.24"
+configure_args="--disable-static $(vopt_enable gir instrospection)"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool $(vopt_if gir 'vala-devel>=0.26 gobject-introspection')"
+makedepends="libglib-devel"
 short_desc="GObject collection library (0.8.x API)"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
 homepage="http://live.gnome.org/Libgee"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/libgee/${version%.*}/libgee-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=08e466d3f214c9466860b5a82629de0de9eb89b1de7bd918fe154e569b5834cd
+checksum=d95f8ea8e78f843c71b1958fa2fb445e4a325e4821ec23d0d5108d8170e564a5
 
 # Package build options
 build_options="gir"
@@ -22,16 +22,8 @@ if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default="gir"
 fi
 
-if [ "$build_option_gir" ]; then
-	configure_args+=" --enable-introspection"
-	makedepends+=" gobject-introspection"
-else
-	configure_args+=" --disable-introspection"
-fi
-
 libgee08-devel_package() {
 	depends="libglib-devel ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
-	makedepends=$depends
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/include