diff --git a/src/armadillo-1-nocmakeconfigfiles.patch b/src/armadillo-1-fixes.patch
similarity index 65%
rename from src/armadillo-1-nocmakeconfigfiles.patch
rename to src/armadillo-1-fixes.patch
index daf6be5a..299ae53c 100644
--- a/src/armadillo-1-nocmakeconfigfiles.patch
+++ b/src/armadillo-1-fixes.patch
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
-From f33262c29c253608f57e91af0e96bdb7bfa3cc00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+This file is part of MXE. See LICENSE.md for licensing information.
+
+Contains ad hoc patches for cross building.
+
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Timothy Gu <timothygu99@gmail.com>
 Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 12:09:55 -0400
-Subject: [PATCH] Don't export package
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Don't export package
 
 Signed-off-by: Timothy Gu <timothygu99@gmail.com>
----
- CMakeLists.txt | 4 +++-
- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 
 diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index d0f2180..5ecba48 100644
+index 1111111..2222222 100644
 --- a/CMakeLists.txt
 +++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -402,7 +402,9 @@ install(TARGETS armadillo EXPORT ArmadilloLibraryDepends
+@@ -444,7 +444,9 @@ install(TARGETS armadillo EXPORT ArmadilloLibraryDepends
    
  # Export the package for use from the build-tree
  # (this registers the build-tree with a global CMake-registry)
@@ -23,6 +24,3 @@ index d0f2180..5ecba48 100644
  
  ## LOCAL FILES
  # Create ArmadilloConfig.cmake file for the use from the build tree
--- 
-1.9.1
-
diff --git a/src/armadillo.mk b/src/armadillo.mk
index 402cc040..2d30cf28 100644
--- a/src/armadillo.mk
+++ b/src/armadillo.mk
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ PKG             := armadillo
 $(PKG)_WEBSITE  := https://arma.sourceforge.io/
 $(PKG)_DESCR    := Armadillo C++ linear algebra library
 $(PKG)_IGNORE   :=
-$(PKG)_VERSION  := 7.960.1
-$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := 57de6b9eb547f168e5dd2d2736c75b609bb2d1761120f608ff6530d7247082ff
+$(PKG)_VERSION  := 8.200.2
+$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := 63845e36235f2bd78b4f6890fe5013b6ce51a4e92e3176b20bbc6631b340050a
 $(PKG)_SUBDIR   := $(PKG)-$($(PKG)_VERSION)
 $(PKG)_FILE     := $(PKG)-$($(PKG)_VERSION).tar.xz
 $(PKG)_URL      := https://$(SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR)/project/arma/$($(PKG)_FILE)
-$(PKG)_DEPS     := gcc blas lapack
+$(PKG)_DEPS     := gcc hdf5 openblas
 
 define $(PKG)_UPDATE
     $(WGET) -q -O- 'https://sourceforge.net/projects/arma/files/' | \
@@ -18,13 +18,25 @@ define $(PKG)_UPDATE
 endef
 
 define $(PKG)_BUILD
-    mkdir '$(1)/build'
-    cd '$(1)/build' && '$(TARGET)-cmake' .. \
-        -DARMA_USE_WRAPPER=false
-    $(MAKE) -C '$(1)/build' -j '$(JOBS)' install VERBOSE=1
+    # build and install the library
+    cd '$(BUILD_DIR)' && $(TARGET)-cmake '$(SOURCE_DIR)' \
+        -DDETECT_HDF5=ON \
+        -DARMA_USE_WRAPPER=ON
+    $(MAKE) -C '$(BUILD_DIR)' -j '$(JOBS)'
+    $(MAKE) -C '$(BUILD_DIR)' -j 1 install VERBOSE=1
 
+    # create pkg-config file
+    $(INSTALL) -d '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)/lib/pkgconfig'
+    (echo 'Name: $(PKG)'; \
+     echo 'Version: $($(PKG)_VERSION)'; \
+     echo 'Description: $($(PKG)_DESCR)'; \
+     echo 'Requires: hdf5 openblas'; \
+     echo 'Libs: -larmadillo'; \
+    ) > '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)/lib/pkgconfig/$(PKG).pc'
+
+    # compile test
     '$(TARGET)-g++' \
         -W -Wall -Werror \
-        '$(TEST_FILE)' -o '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)/bin/test-armadillo.exe' \
-        -larmadillo -llapack -lblas -lgfortran -lquadmath
+        '$(TEST_FILE)' -o '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)/bin/test-$(PKG).exe' \
+        `'$(TARGET)-pkg-config' $(PKG) --cflags --libs`
 endef