diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 8f5670e2148..7f3e1458f7a 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -4169,3 +4169,4 @@ libMatrix.so root-6.24.06_1
 libThread.so root-6.24.06_1
 libTMVA.so root-6.24.06_1
 libMathCore.so root-6.24.06_1
+liblowdown.so lowdown-0.11.2_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lowdown/template b/srcpkgs/lowdown/template
index c76c46601e4..3ead485924f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lowdown/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lowdown/template
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'lowdown'
 pkgname=lowdown
-version=0.9.2
+version=0.11.2
 revision=1
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="PREFIX=/usr MANDIR=/usr/share/man"
+make_install_target="install install_shared install_static"
 make_check_target="regress"
 hostmakedepends="which"
 short_desc="Simple markdown translator"
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ license="ISC"
 homepage="https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/"
 changelog="https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/archive.html"
 distfiles="https://kristaps.bsd.lv/lowdown/snapshots/lowdown-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=5c355d1db2071916b1ad6e789208de664be3781bd17dd8b6b09b1707a283a988
+checksum=6e5cfec293afc24968c0ddd8deb4f57389adba6a8b7bcb221d34c1a44aeef3eb
+shlib_provides="liblowdown.so"
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.md