diff --git a/recipes/libtorrent/Makefile b/recipes/libtorrent/Makefile
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+name = libtorrent
+version = 0.13.8
+# WARNING: this should be updated at each new rtorrent release
+URL = https://github.com/rakshasa/rtorrent/releases/download/v0.9.8/$(name)-$(version).tar.gz
+
+SYSCONF ?= ../../
+include $(SYSCONF)/package.mk