diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index b4f998f995c..5f6525fba50 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ libfsimage.so.1.0 xen-libs-4.10.0_1
 libxenstat.so.4.14 xen-libs-4.14.0_1
 libfam.so.0 gamin-0.1.10_1
 libgamin-1.so.0 gamin-0.1.10_1
-libkateprivate.so.23.08.5 libkate-23.08.5_1
+libkateprivate.so.24.02.2 libkate-24.02.2_1
 libKF5SyntaxHighlighting.so.5 syntax-highlighting-5.29.0_1
 libKPim5Libkleo.so.5 libkleo-23.04.0_1
 libKPim5GrantleeTheme.so.5 grantleetheme-23.04.0_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kate5/template b/srcpkgs/kate/template
similarity index 51%
rename from srcpkgs/kate5/template
rename to srcpkgs/kate/template
index e838835d0ca..e30c4db4b73 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kate5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kate/template
@@ -1,33 +1,34 @@
-# Template file for 'kate5'
-pkgname=kate5
-version=23.08.5
+# Template file for 'kate'
+pkgname=kate
+version=24.02.2
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
-configure_args="-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF"
-hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules pkg-config kcoreaddons gettext"
-makedepends="kitemmodels-devel knewstuff-devel ktexteditor-devel
- plasma-framework-devel threadweaver-devel"
+build_helper=qemu
+configure_args="-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF -DKF6_HOST_TOOLING=/usr/lib/cmake
+ -DKDE_INSTALL_QTPLUGINDIR=lib/qt6/plugins"
+hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules pkg-config gettext qt6-tools qt6-base
+ kf6-kconfig kf6-kdoctools"
+makedepends="kf6-kitemmodels-devel kf6-knewstuff-devel kf6-ktexteditor-devel
+ kf6-threadweaver-devel kf6-kuserfeedback-devel kf6-kdoctools-devel
+ kf6-kconfig-devel"
 depends="hicolor-icon-theme"
 short_desc="KDE Text editor"
 maintainer="John <me@johnnynator.dev>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later, LGPL-2.0-or-later, GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://kde.org/applications/en/utilities/org.kde.kate"
 distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/release-service/${version}/src/${pkgname%5}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=683c49d9c4b2abd4b4660b607b65249a2adfdc48418b0d18ab90810d1a8f4e37
-
-if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	configure_args+=" -DKF5_HOST_TOOLING=/usr/lib/cmake"
-	hostmakedepends+=" kauth-devel kconfig-devel kcoreaddons-devel
-		kpackage-devel kdoctools python3 qt5-host-tools qt5-qmake"
-fi
+checksum=1ddacb0939831a43e2b9c1abd8d7e5afefe76789842333263655370e99f5434d
+replaces="kate5>=0"
 
 libkate_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - libraries"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/lib/libkateprivate.so.*
 	}
 }
 
 kwrite_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - kwrite"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/bin/kwrite
 		vmove usr/share/applications/org.kde.kwrite.desktop
@@ -40,3 +41,9 @@ kwrite_package() {
 		done
 	}
 }
+
+kate5_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - (Dummy transitional package)"
+	build_style=meta
+	depends="kate-${version}_${revision}"
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kate5/update b/srcpkgs/kate/update
similarity index 100%
rename from srcpkgs/kate5/update
rename to srcpkgs/kate/update
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kate5 b/srcpkgs/kate5
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..7f1f15d8846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/kate5
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+kate
\ No newline at end of file