diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index 48c7c3a46d..18eb6d2d24 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -2031,6 +2031,8 @@ (define-public vlc
     (description "VLC is a cross-platform multimedia player and framework
 that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various
 streaming protocols.")
+    (properties
+     '((release-monitoring-url . "https://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/last")))
     (license license:gpl2+)))
 
 (define-public mplayer