diff --git a/templates/cmake.PKGBUILD b/templates/cmake.PKGBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae1aac42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/cmake.PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Maintainer: OSAMC <https://github.com/osam-cologne/archlinux-proaudio>
+
+pkgname=
+pkgver=
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc=''
+arch=(aarch64 x86_64)
+url=''
+license=()
+groups=(pro-audio)
+depends=()
+makedepends=(cmake)
+checkdepends=()
+optdepends=()
+source=()
+sha256sums=()
+
+prepare() {
+}
+
+build() {
+  local cmake_options=(
+    -B build-$pkgname
+    -S $pkgname-$pkgver
+    -W no-dev
+    -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=None
+    -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
+  )
+  cmake "${cmake_options[@]}"
+  cmake --build build-$pkgname
+}
+
+check() {
+  ctest --test-dir build-$pkgname --output-on-failure
+}
+
+package() {
+  DESTDIR="$pkgdir" cmake --install build-$pkgname
+}
diff --git a/templates/empty.PKGBUILD b/templates/empty.PKGBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7decbba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/empty.PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Maintainer: OSAMC <https://github.com/osam-cologne/archlinux-proaudio>
+
+pkgname=
+pkgver=
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc=''
+arch=(aarch64 x86_64)
+url=''
+license=()
+groups=(pro-audio)
+depends=()
+makedepends=()
+checkdepends=()
+optdepends=()
+source=()
+sha256sums=()
+
+prepare() {
+}
+
+build() {
+}
+
+check() {
+}
+
+package() {
+}
diff --git a/templates/vcvrack-plugin.PKGBUILD b/templates/vcvrack-plugin.PKGBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6d15296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/vcvrack-plugin.PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Maintainer: OSAMC <https://github.com/osam-cologne/archlinux-proaudio>
+
+_slug=
+_name=
+pkgname=vcvrack-
+pkgver=
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc=''
+arch=(aarch64 x86_64)
+url=''
+license=()
+groups=(pro-audio vcvrack-plugins)
+depends=(gcc-libs vcvrack)
+makedepends=(simde zstd)
+source=()
+sha256sums=()
+
+prepare() {
+  cd $_name-$pkgver
+  # optional: remove unnecessary files like common license (GPL etc.) or files not required for running the plugin
+  rm LICENSE.txt
+}
+
+build() {
+  cd $_name-$pkgver
+  make SLUG=$_slug VERSION=$pkgver RACK_DIR=/usr/share/vcvrack dist
+}
+
+package() {
+  cd $_name-$pkgver
+  install -d "$pkgdir"/usr/lib/vcvrack/plugins
+  cp -va dist/$_slug -t "$pkgdir"/usr/lib/vcvrack/plugins
+
+  # optional: install license if required (BSD etc.)
+  install -d "$pkgdir"/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname
+  mv -v "$pkgdir"/usr/lib/vcvrack/plugins/$_slug/LICENSE.txt "$pkgdir"/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname
+}
diff --git a/tools/README.md b/tools/README.md
index 4431a8fd..edb54319 100644
--- a/tools/README.md
+++ b/tools/README.md
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Increment the pkgrel of a list of packages, passed as arguments or stdin:
 
 ```bash
 ./tools/bump-pkgrel.sh abcpp faustlive
-./tools/bump-pkgrel.sh < __EOF__
+./tools/bump-pkgrel.sh << __EOF__
 abcpp
 faustlive
 __EOF__