diff --git a/check-version.sh b/check-version.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dd8762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Github repository
+REPO="rrthomas/enchant"
+
+# Get tag name using Github Rest API
+TAG_NAME=$(curl -s -L -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_API_TOKEN}" https://api.github.com/repos/"$REPO"/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name')
+
+# Trim 'v' character in TAG_NAME variable
+VERSION=$(echo "$TAG_NAME" | tr -d 'v')
+
+echo "$VERSION"
diff --git a/pkg.info b/pkg.info
index 70aca5f..6c41ecb 100644
--- a/pkg.info
+++ b/pkg.info
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 name: enchant
 description: Spelling library wrapper with consistent interface
-version: 2.8.2
-revision: 2
+version: 2.8.12
 url: https://rrthomas.github.io/enchant/
 license: LGPL2.1-or-later
 architecture: any
 depends: ["gcc-libs", "glib", "glibc"]
 optional_depends: ["aspell"]
-make_depends: ["aspell", "vala", "unittest-cpp"]
+make_depends: ["aspell","aspell-en", "vala", "unittest-cpp"]
 type: source