diff --git a/srcpkgs/swift/update b/srcpkgs/swift/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a82596e777f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/swift/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site=https://github.com/apple/swift/tags
+pattern='swift-\K[\d.]+(?=-RELEASE)'