diff --git a/main/spice-protocol/update b/main/spice-protocol/update
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5020d41c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/spice-protocol/update
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+url=https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/spice-protocol/-/tags
+
+port_getver() {
+    getver_github
+    }