diff --git a/recipes/minimap.rcp b/recipes/minimap.rcp
index 904bed37..83a69c36 100644
--- a/recipes/minimap.rcp
+++ b/recipes/minimap.rcp
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+; Available in GNU ELPA, but out of date there; see https://github.com/dengste/minimap/issues/21
 (:name minimap
        :description "Minimap sidebar for Emacs"
-       :type elpa)
+       :type github
+       :pkgname "dengste/minimap")