diff --git a/srcpkgs/lolcat-c/template b/srcpkgs/lolcat-c/template
index 54a94910502..3db29baec21 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lolcat-c/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lolcat-c/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'lolcat-c'
 pkgname=lolcat-c
-version=1.2
+version=1.3
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_target="lolcat"
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ short_desc="High-performance implementation of lolcat"
 maintainer="John <me@johnnynator.dev>"
 license="WTFPL"
 homepage="https://github.com/jaseg/lolcat"
-distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b6e1a0e24479fbdd4eb907531339e2cafc0c00b78d19caf70e8377b8b7546331
+distfiles="https://github.com/jaseg/lolcat/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=5596c9ad40f78cc40483ada3fed25f9fa743b4d281b00c2b78de02f49a415d10
 
 do_install() {
 	vbin lolcat