diff --git a/pacutils/.SRCINFO b/pacutils/.SRCINFO
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ca3cd7a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pacutils/.SRCINFO
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+pkgbase = pacutils
+	pkgdesc = Helper tools for libalpm
+	pkgver = 0.14.0
+	pkgrel = 3
+	url = https://github.com/andrewgregory/pacutils
+	arch = x86_64
+	arch = powerpc64le
+	arch = powerpc64
+	arch = powerpc
+	arch = riscv64
+	license = MIT
+	makedepends = git
+	depends = glibc
+	depends = libarchive
+	depends = pacman
+	source = git+https://github.com/andrewgregory/pacutils.git#commit=20516b5e9ac8cffc88edded6f57c896cd596eba0
+	validpgpkeys = 0016846EDD8432261C62CB63DF3891463C352040
+	sha256sums = 0b8ca94ebfa90f5108740221608709030c324fed5bdc1602007975a5bf63f956
+
+pkgname = pacutils
diff --git a/pacutils/.nvchecker.toml b/pacutils/.nvchecker.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70d121edba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pacutils/.nvchecker.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[pacutils]
+source = "github"
+github = "andrewgregory/pacutils"
+prefix = "v"
+use_max_tag = true
diff --git a/pacutils/PKGBUILD b/pacutils/PKGBUILD
index b646715628..10668c9b14 100644
--- a/pacutils/PKGBUILD
+++ b/pacutils/PKGBUILD
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 
 pkgname=pacutils
 pkgver=0.14.0
-pkgrel=1
-
+pkgrel=3
+# from the pacman-7.0.0 branch
+_commit=20516b5e9ac8cffc88edded6f57c896cd596eba0
 pkgdesc='Helper tools for libalpm'
 url='https://github.com/andrewgregory/pacutils'
 arch=(x86_64 powerpc64le powerpc64 powerpc riscv64)
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@ depends=(
 )
 makedepends=('git')
 
-source=("git+https://github.com/andrewgregory/pacutils.git#tag=v$pkgver")
-sha256sums=('d506e110803a120740b796254fcc599fff5026bff82263a43dac10d6eb3f0a77')
+source=("git+https://github.com/andrewgregory/pacutils.git#commit=${_commit}")
+sha256sums=('0b8ca94ebfa90f5108740221608709030c324fed5bdc1602007975a5bf63f956')
 validpgpkeys=('0016846EDD8432261C62CB63DF3891463C352040')
 
 build() {
diff --git a/pacutils/keys/pgp/0016846EDD8432261C62CB63DF3891463C352040.asc b/pacutils/keys/pgp/0016846EDD8432261C62CB63DF3891463C352040.asc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15eac77208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pacutils/keys/pgp/0016846EDD8432261C62CB63DF3891463C352040.asc
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
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