diff --git a/packages/openexr2/build.sh b/packages/openexr2/build.sh
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+TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=https://www.openexr.com/
+TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="Provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format"
+TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="BSD 3-Clause"
+TERMUX_PKG_MAINTAINER="@termux"
+TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=2.5.8
+TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/archive/refs/tags/v${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz
+TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=db261a7fcc046ec6634e4c5696a2fc2ce8b55f50aac6abe034308f54c8495f55
+TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="zlib"
+TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS="
+-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
+-DPYILMBASE_ENABLE=OFF
+"
+
+termux_step_pre_configure() {
+	case "$TERMUX_PKG_VERSION" in
+		2.*|*:2.* ) ;;
+		* ) termux_error_exit "Invalid version '$TERMUX_PKG_VERSION' for package '$TERMUX_PKG_NAME'." ;;
+	esac
+}