diff --git a/engines/yquake2/build.sh b/engines/yquake2/build.sh
index 9a6f36370..8cba0b067 100755
--- a/engines/yquake2/build.sh
+++ b/engines/yquake2/build.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ git clone https://github.com/gabomdq/SDL_GameControllerDB.git sdl_gamecontroller
 
 # BUILD PHASE
 pushd "source"
-echo 'release/q2ded : LDFLAGS += -l:librt.a' > config.mk
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
 make -j "$(nproc)"
 popd
 
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ cp -v assets/default.lux.cfg "$diststart/common/dist/xatrix/yq2.cfg"
 cp -v source/stuff/icon/Quake2.svg "$diststart/common/dist/"
 cp -v sdl_gamecontrollerdb/gamecontrollerdb.txt "$diststart/common/dist/"
 
-cp -rfv "source/release/"* "$diststart/common/dist/"
+cp -rfv "source/build/release/"* "$diststart/common/dist/"
 cp -rfv "source-ctf/build/Release/game.so" "$diststart/common/dist/ctf"
 cp -rfv "source-rogue/build/Release/game.so" "$diststart/common/dist/rogue"
 cp -rfv "source-xatrix/build/Release/game.so" "$diststart/common/dist/xatrix"
diff --git a/engines/yquake2/env.json b/engines/yquake2/env.json
index 84a5381f1..bda1cec39 100644
--- a/engines/yquake2/env.json
+++ b/engines/yquake2/env.json
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
         "./sdl_gamecontrollerdb/LICENSE"
     ],
     "COMMON_PACKAGE": true,
-    "COMMIT_TAG": "QUAKE2_8_60"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "COMMIT_TAG": "QUAKE2_8_70",
+    "LATEST_CMAKE": true
+}
diff --git a/metadata/packagessniper_v2.json b/metadata/packagessniper_v2.json
index 9e67dc672..21e38bb54 100755
--- a/metadata/packagessniper_v2.json
+++ b/metadata/packagessniper_v2.json
@@ -12763,7 +12763,7 @@
         },
         {
             "engine_link": "https://www.yamagi.org/quake2/",
-            "version": "QUAKE2_8_60",
+            "version": "QUAKE2_8_70",
             "author": "dreamer",
             "author_link": "https://github.com/dreamer",
             "license": "GPLv2",