diff --git a/py3status-git/.SRCINFO b/py3status-git/.SRCINFO
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+pkgbase = py3status-git
+	pkgdesc = An extensible i3status replacement/wrapper written in python (development version)
+	pkgver = 2.4.r42.gc4535a4
+	pkgrel = 1
+	url = https://github.com/ultrabug/py3status
+	arch = any
+	license = custom: Simplified BSD
+	makedepends = git
+	depends = python
+	depends = python-setuptools
+	optdepends = i3status: for some of the functionality
+	provides = py3status
+	conflicts = py3status
+	source = git+https://github.com/ultrabug/py3status.git
+	md5sums = SKIP
+
+pkgname = py3status-git
+
diff --git a/py3status-git/PKGBUILD b/py3status-git/PKGBUILD
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+# Maintainer: carstene1ns <arch carsten-teibes de> - http://git.io/ctPKG
+# Contributor: Johannes Fürmann 
+
+pkgname=py3status-git
+pkgver=2.4.r42.gc4535a4
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="An extensible i3status replacement/wrapper written in python (development version)"
+url="https://github.com/ultrabug/py3status"
+arch=('any')
+license=('custom: Simplified BSD')
+conflicts=('py3status')
+provides=('py3status')
+depends=('python' 'python-setuptools')
+makedepends=('git')
+optdepends=('i3status: for some of the functionality')
+source=("git+https://github.com/ultrabug/py3status.git")
+md5sums=('SKIP')
+
+pkgver() {
+  cd py3status
+  git describe --long --tags | sed 's/-/.r/;s/-/./g'
+}
+
+package() {
+  cd py3status
+  python setup.py install --root="$pkgdir/" --optimize=1
+  # doc
+  install -d "$pkgdir"/usr/share/doc/$pkgname
+  install -m644 doc/* README.rst CHANGELOG "$pkgdir"/usr/share/doc/$pkgname
+  # license
+  install -Dm644 LICENSE "$pkgdir"/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/LICENSE
+}