diff --git a/dev-embedded/avrdude/metadata.xml b/dev-embedded/avrdude/metadata.xml
index 130f6cdf00c7a..b9a0b133cefe9 100644
--- a/dev-embedded/avrdude/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-embedded/avrdude/metadata.xml
@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@
 	<use>
 		<flag name="ftdi">Enable support for USB FTDI chips via <pkg>dev-embedded/libftdi</pkg></flag>
 	</use>
+	<upstream>
+		<remote-id type="github">avrdudes/avrdude</remote-id>
+	</upstream>
 </pkgmetadata>