diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-pyserial/template b/srcpkgs/python-pyserial/template
index 8e58004002c..b8f6d385278 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-pyserial/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-pyserial/template
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # vim: set ts=4 sw=4 sts=4 et:
 
 pkgname=python-pyserial
-version=2.7
-revision=2
+version=3.0.1
+revision=1
 maintainer="Carlo Dormeletti <carloDOTdormelettiATaliceDOTit>"
-homepage="http://pyserial.sourceforge.net/"
-license="LGPL-2.1"
+homepage="https://github.com/pyserial/pyserial"
+license="3-clause-BSD"
 short_desc="Python2 module providing access for the serial port"
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="pyserial-${version}"
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ build_style=python-module
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
 depends="python"
 pycompile_module="serial"
-distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pyserial/pyserial-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=3542ec0838793e61d6224e27ff05e8ce4ba5a5c5cc4ec5c6a3e8d49247985477
+distfiles="https://github.com/pyserial/pyserial/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=f99c338cd421348ca91f4e7dcb01d3c15d4e6e85b63d793b46d5ba4c826b7ba1
 
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE.txt
+}