diff --git a/templates/readline/template b/templates/readline/template
index b53aa98b117..c3a66c60c76 100644
--- a/templates/readline/template
+++ b/templates/readline/template
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
+# Template build file for 'readline'.
 pkgname=readline
-readline_distver=5.2
-readline_patchver=013
-version=${readline_distver}.${readline_patchver}
-distfiles=ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/$pkgname-$readline_distver.tar.gz
+version=6.0
+distfiles="ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 make_build_args="SHLIB_LIBS=-lncurses"
 short_desc="The GNU Readline Library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=12e88d96aee2cd1192500356f0535540db499282ca7f76339fb4228c31249f45
+checksum=1199d905c025735b34cf67d03078585e18f84707052413279fe68ce48c1cc1de
 long_desc="
  The GNU Readline library provides a set of functions for use by
  applications that allow users to edit command lines as they are
@@ -17,24 +16,11 @@ long_desc="
  those lines, and perform csh-like history expansion on previous
  commands."
 
-build_depends="ncurses-5.6"
-run_depends="glibc-2.8 $build_depends"
+base_chroot=yes
 
-pre_configure()
-{
-	# Apply all patches for current version.
-	local URL="ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/$pkgname-$readline_distver-patches/"
-	local lver="readline52"
-
-	for p in $(seq -w 001 $readline_patchver); do
-		if [ ! -f "$XBPS_SRCDISTDIR/$lver-$p" ]; then
-			msg_normal "Fetching $pkgname-$version patch: $lver-$p."
-			cd $XBPS_SRCDISTDIR && $fetch_cmd $URL/$lver-$p || bye 1
-		fi
-		msg_normal "Applying patch: $lver-$p."
-		cd $wrksrc && patch -s -p0 < $XBPS_SRCDISTDIR/$lver-$p || bye 1
-	done
-}
+Add_dependency full	glibc
+Add_dependency build	ncurses
+Add_dependency run	ncurses-libs
 
 post_install()
 {