diff --git a/vulkan-validation-layers/.SRCINFO b/vulkan-validation-layers/.SRCINFO
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e15ab3696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vulkan-validation-layers/.SRCINFO
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+pkgbase = vulkan-validation-layers
+	pkgdesc = Vulkan Validation Layers
+	pkgver = 1.3.290
+	pkgrel = 2
+	url = https://www.khronos.org/vulkan/
+	arch = x86_64
+	arch = powerpc64le
+	arch = powerpc64
+	arch = powerpc
+	arch = riscv64
+	groups = vulkan-devel
+	license = custom
+	makedepends = cmake
+	makedepends = python-lxml
+	makedepends = libxrandr
+	makedepends = wayland
+	makedepends = ninja
+	makedepends = git
+	depends = gcc-libs
+	depends = vulkan-icd-loader
+	depends = vulkan-headers
+	depends = libx11
+	options = !lto
+	source = https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers/archive/vulkan-sdk-1.3.290.tar.gz
+	sha256sums = c5ea27590207423bcb0686004f2814e136c44fa749e1fb9894d0d5cb713a8948
+
+pkgname = vulkan-validation-layers
diff --git a/vulkan-validation-layers/.nvchecker.toml b/vulkan-validation-layers/.nvchecker.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f8ac297cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vulkan-validation-layers/.nvchecker.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[vulkan-validation-layers]
+source = "git"
+git = "https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers.git"
+prefix = "v"
diff --git a/vulkan-validation-layers/PKGBUILD b/vulkan-validation-layers/PKGBUILD
index 0463423203..37f891b005 100644
--- a/vulkan-validation-layers/PKGBUILD
+++ b/vulkan-validation-layers/PKGBUILD
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
 # Maintainer: Laurent Carlier <lordheavym@gmail.com>
 
 pkgname=vulkan-validation-layers
-pkgver=1.3.275
-pkgrel=1
+pkgver=1.3.290
+pkgrel=2
 pkgdesc="Vulkan Validation Layers"
 arch=(x86_64 powerpc64le powerpc64 powerpc riscv64)
 url="https://www.khronos.org/vulkan/"
 license=('custom')
 groups=('vulkan-devel')
 depends=('gcc-libs' 'vulkan-icd-loader' 'vulkan-headers' 'libx11')
-makedepends=('cmake' 'python-lxml' 'libxrandr' 'wayland' 'git')
-options=('!lto' '!strip') # disable LTO (https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers/issues/5994)
+makedepends=('cmake' 'python-lxml' 'libxrandr' 'wayland' 'ninja' 'git')
+options=('!lto') # disable LTO (https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers/issues/5994)
 source=("https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers/archive/vulkan-sdk-${pkgver}.tar.gz")
 #source=("git+https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers.git#commit=35d091dad71304dab79758fdae4bda12f692d735")
-sha256sums=('09e74ce39198d20e322d2f8401719d0724b84055754105def1926dabcdb82480')
+sha256sums=('c5ea27590207423bcb0686004f2814e136c44fa749e1fb9894d0d5cb713a8948')
 
 #pkgver() {
 #  cd "${srcdir}/Vulkan-ValidationLayers"
@@ -31,15 +31,7 @@ prepare() {
 build() {
   cd "${srcdir}"/Vulkan-ValidationLayers*/build
 
-#  case "${CARCH}" in
-#    powerpc*|riscv64)
-#      LD_FLAGS+=' -Wl,--no-keep-memory'
-#      CFLAGS="${CFLAGS/-O?/-Os}"
-#      CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS/-O?/-Os}"
-#    ;;
-#  esac
-
-  ../scripts/update_deps.py
+  ../scripts/update_deps.py --config release --generator Ninja
   cmake -C helper.cmake \
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib \