diff --git a/libxcrypt/.SRCINFO b/libxcrypt/.SRCINFO
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13043d066f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libxcrypt/.SRCINFO
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+pkgbase = libxcrypt
+	pkgdesc = Modern library for one-way hashing of passwords
+	pkgver = 4.4.36
+	pkgrel = 2
+	url = https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt/
+	install = libxcrypt.install
+	arch = x86_64
+	license = LGPL
+	depends = glibc
+	provides = libcrypt.so
+	source = https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt//releases/download/v4.4.36/libxcrypt-4.4.36.tar.xz
+	source = https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt//releases/download/v4.4.36/libxcrypt-4.4.36.tar.xz.asc
+	validpgpkeys = 678CE3FEE430311596DB8C16F52E98007594C21D
+	sha256sums = e5e1f4caee0a01de2aee26e3138807d6d3ca2b8e67287966d1fefd65e1fd8943
+	sha256sums = SKIP
+
+pkgname = libxcrypt
+
+pkgname = libxcrypt-compat
+	pkgdesc = Modern library for one-way hashing of passwords - legacy API functions
+	depends = libxcrypt
diff --git a/libxcrypt/.nvchecker.toml b/libxcrypt/.nvchecker.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d91e9e943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libxcrypt/.nvchecker.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[libxcrypt]
+source = "git"
+git = "https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt.git"
+prefix = "v"
diff --git a/libxcrypt/PKGBUILD b/libxcrypt/PKGBUILD
index fee2f462e4..41575f0b65 100644
--- a/libxcrypt/PKGBUILD
+++ b/libxcrypt/PKGBUILD
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 pkgbase=libxcrypt
 pkgname=(libxcrypt libxcrypt-compat)
 pkgver=4.4.36
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=2
 pkgdesc='Modern library for one-way hashing of passwords'
 arch=(x86_64 powerpc64le powerpc64 powerpc riscv64)
 url='https://github.com/besser82/libxcrypt/'