diff --git a/srcpkgs/vala/template b/srcpkgs/vala/template
index 62dcba4ef2d..9b5335cdde1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vala/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vala/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'vala'
 pkgname=vala
 # Should be kept in sync with 'valadoc' (shared distfiles)
-version=0.54.6
+version=0.54.7
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-valadoc"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala"
 changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vala/raw/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/vala/${version%.*}/vala-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=49d60d96a3fdf6c4287397442bc6d6d95bf40aa7df678ee49128c4b11ba6e469
+checksum=62079ca1ff02e5d17ae72aa9a5adc61ae6afdcfebb0d9f06063a36efbeaca0c7
 shlib_provides="libvalaccodegen.so"
 make_check=extended
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/vala/update b/srcpkgs/vala/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c5545b7a470
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/vala/update
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pattern="\Q$pkgname\E-\K[0-9]*\.[0-9]*[02468]\.[0-9.]*[0-9](?=)"