diff --git a/packages/aerc/build.sh b/packages/aerc/build.sh
index cfc674509..a4a223d83 100644
--- a/packages/aerc/build.sh
+++ b/packages/aerc/build.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=0.7.1
 TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://git.sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc/archive/${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz
 TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=e149236623c103c8526b1f872b4e630e67f15be98ac604c0ea0186054dbef0cc
 TERMUX_PKG_BUILD_IN_SRC=true
+TERMUX_PKG_AUTO_UPDATE=true
 
 termux_step_pre_configure() {
 	termux_setup_golang