diff --git a/srcpkgs/firebird/update b/srcpkgs/firebird/update
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index 00000000000..19193bafdbe
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+site="http://firebirdsql.org/en/firebird-2-5/"
+pattern="Firebird-\K[\d\.]*(?=\-0\.tar\.bz2)"