diff --git a/wayland/wlroots/SlackBuild b/wayland/wlroots/SlackBuild
index 0470c275..f20eb2c9 100755
--- a/wayland/wlroots/SlackBuild
+++ b/wayland/wlroots/SlackBuild
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
 # variables
-VERSION=${VERSION:-$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name | sed 's|^null$|trunk|')} # or VERSION=trunk
+VERSION=${VERSION:-"trunk"}
 
 BUILD=1