diff --git a/srcpkgs/volta/template b/srcpkgs/volta/template
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+# Template file for 'volta'
+pkgname=volta
+version=0.7.1
+revision=1
+archs="x86_64 i686" # Due to volta pulling pre-built binaries later. Evil.
+build_helper="rust"
+hostmakedepends="cargo pkg-config"
+makedepends="libressl-devel"
+short_desc="JavaScript tool version sync helper"
+maintainer="Alex Lohr <alex.lohr@logmein.com>"
+license="BSD-2-Clause"
+homepage="https://volta.sh/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/volta-cli/volta/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=e53a07e167bb64103f36901423f5a377a2ea89ecfdd7a1343e69d659f99f9c1b
+
+pre_build() {
+	cargo update --package openssl-sys --precise 0.9.53
+}
+
+do_build() {
+	cargo build --release --target ${RUST_TARGET}
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+
+	vbin target/${RUST_TARGET}/release/volta
+	vbin target/${RUST_TARGET}/release/volta-shim
+	vbin target/${RUST_TARGET}/release/volta-migrate
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/volta/update b/srcpkgs/volta/update
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+site="https://github.com/volta-cli/volta/releases"
+pattern="\bv(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\b"