diff --git a/srcpkgs/transmission/update b/srcpkgs/transmission/update
index 99f661bad7e..eef8b91927a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/transmission/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/transmission/update
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-site="${homepage}download/"
+site="https://api.github.com/repos/transmission/transmission/tags"
+pattern='"name":\s*"\K([\d\.]+)(?=")'