diff --git a/x11-packages/mate-session-manager/build.sh b/x11-packages/mate-session-manager/build.sh
index 3e33016812..278bebe859 100644
--- a/x11-packages/mate-session-manager/build.sh
+++ b/x11-packages/mate-session-manager/build.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=https://mate-session-manager.mate-desktop.dev/
 TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="mate-session contains the MATE session manager, as well as a configuration program to choose applications starting on login."
 TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="GPL-2.0"
 TERMUX_PKG_MAINTAINER="@termux"
-TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=1.26.1
+TERMUX_PKG_VERSION="1.28.0"
 TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-session-manager/releases/download/v$TERMUX_PKG_VERSION/mate-session-manager-$TERMUX_PKG_VERSION.tar.xz
-TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=5b8c7d6441fd9c293c863882ab67a7493c53cdf64eab27c094575f423ebd4278
+TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=d32ce4595ba1da65290777203f2bc82bd973b214a3a04080a1ef5c68990a2d7b
+TERMUX_PKG_AUTO_UPDATE=true
 TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="dbus, dbus-glib, gdk-pixbuf, glib, gtk3, libcairo, libepoxy, libice, libsm, libx11, libxau, libxcomposite, libxext, libxrender, libxtst, opengl"