diff --git a/BioArchLinux/vsearch/PKGBUILD b/BioArchLinux/vsearch/PKGBUILD
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+# Maintainer: Martin Larralde <martin.larralde@embl.de>
+
+pkgname=vsearch
+pkgver=2.27.0
+pkgrel=0
+pkgdesc="Versatile open-source tool for microbiome analysis. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2584"
+arch=('x86_64' 'aarch64' 'ppc64le')
+url="https://github.com/torognes/vsearch"
+license=('BSD-2-Clause OR GPL-3.0-only')
+depends=('glibc' 'zlib' 'bzip2')
+makedepends=('ghostscript')
+source=("$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz::$url/archive/v$pkgver.tar.gz")
+sha256sums=('b7e25638924e56591d7c6ac3a959795000439937f5b566be7f06457bb31f91a9')
+
+build() {
+  cd "$pkgname-$pkgver"
+  ./autogen.sh
+  ./configure --prefix=/usr
+  make
+}
+
+check() {
+  cd "$pkgname-$pkgver"
+  make check
+}
+
+package() {
+  cd "$pkgname-$pkgver"
+  make DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
+  install -Dm644 -t "$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname" LICENSE.txt
+}
diff --git a/BioArchLinux/vsearch/lilac.yaml b/BioArchLinux/vsearch/lilac.yaml
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+build_prefix: extra-x86_64
+maintainers:
+  - github: althonos
+    email: althonosdev@gmail.com
+pre_build_script: |
+  update_pkgver_and_pkgrel(_G.newver)
+post_build_script: |
+  git_pkgbuild_commit()
+  update_aur_repo()
+update_on:
+  - source: github
+    github: torognes/vsearch
+    use_max_tag: true
+    prefix: 'v'