diff --git a/srcpkgs/axel/template b/srcpkgs/axel/template
index 3704f34a36d..41bfefb27a9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/axel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/axel/template
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
 # Template file for 'axel'
 pkgname=axel
-version=2.16.1
-revision=6
-wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version}${_patch}"
+version=2.17.3
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-conf_files=/etc/axelrc
-hostmakedepends="automake libtool gettext-devel pkg-config"
+conf_files="/etc/axelrc"
+hostmakedepends="gettext-devel pkg-config"
 makedepends="libressl-devel"
 short_desc="Download accelerator for FTP and HTTP"
 maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
-homepage="https://salsa.debian.org/debian/axel"
-distfiles="${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/a/axel/axel_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
-checksum=64529add74df3db828f704b42d4ec3fcdacb8142c84f051f9213637c337e706c
-
-pre_configure() {
-	./autogen.sh
-}
+homepage="https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel"
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/master/ChangeLog"
+distfiles="https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/releases/download/v${version}/axel-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=43cfc7094e0e35a51e68921b314b7ab8dd87897007694833d695b3409750b3c6
 
 post_install() {
-	vinstall doc/axelrc.example 644 etc axelrc
+	vconf doc/axelrc.example axelrc
 }