diff --git a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template
index 47000c25f35..09664af82a8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/thunderbird/template
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ makedepends="python-devel cairo-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel pixman-devel
  alsa-lib-devel wireless_tools-devel libXScrnSaver-devel libSM-devel libXt-devel
  pulseaudio-devel"
 depends="desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme"
+update_site="${MOZILLA_SITE}/${pkgname}/releases"
+update_pattern="\">\K[0-9.]+(?=/</a>)"
 
 do_build() {
 	cp -f ${FILESDIR}/mozconfig .mozconfig