diff --git a/net/transmission/Makefile b/net/transmission/Makefile
index c762f05dfa..739d3ee9b3 100644
--- a/net/transmission/Makefile
+++ b/net/transmission/Makefile
@@ -8,22 +8,22 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=transmission
-PKG_VERSION:=2.92+git
-PKG_RELEASE:=5
+PKG_VERSION:=2.93
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
-PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
-PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/transmission/transmission.git
-PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=5b29fe15561d40c40cbee635446df6b33e18d2c2
-PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION).tar.xz
-PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=f99982ae68564da9bf6ad4407285aff2e29508e4fd801ff56f86a8b3dae01819
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/transmission/transmission-releases/raw/master
+PKG_HASH:=8815920e0a4499bcdadbbe89a4115092dab42ce5199f71ff9a926cfd12b9b90b
+PKG_MAINTAINER:=Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(BUILD_VARIANT)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
+
+PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0+
+PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
 
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
-PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(BUILD_VARIANT)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
-
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 define Package/transmission/template
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ define Package/transmission/template
   CATEGORY:=Network
   TITLE:=BitTorrent client
   URL:=http://www.transmissionbt.com
-  MAINTAINER:=Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
 endef
 
 define Package/transmission-daemon/Default
diff --git a/net/transmission/files/transmission.config b/net/transmission/files/transmission.config
index 2ea69d057b..3095903640 100644
--- a/net/transmission/files/transmission.config
+++ b/net/transmission/files/transmission.config
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ config transmission
 	option rpc_authentication_required false
 	option rpc_bind_address '0.0.0.0'
 	option rpc_enabled true
+	option rpc_host_whitelist_enabled false
 	option rpc_password ''
 	option rpc_port 9091
 	option rpc_url '/transmission/'
diff --git a/net/transmission/files/transmission.init b/net/transmission/files/transmission.init
index f7b1d41e1e..751faff056 100644
--- a/net/transmission/files/transmission.init
+++ b/net/transmission/files/transmission.init
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ transmission() {
 			speed_limit_down speed_limit_down_enabled speed_limit_up \
 			speed_limit_up_enabled start_added_torrents trash_original_torrent_files \
 			umask upload_slots_per_torrent utp_enabled scrape_paused_torrents \
-			watch_dir_enabled
+			watch_dir_enabled rpc_host_whitelist_enabled
 
 		append_params_quotes "$cfg" \
 			blocklist_url bind_address_ipv4 bind_address_ipv6 download_dir incomplete_dir \
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ transmission() {
 	procd_set_param command $cmdline
 	procd_set_param respawn retry=60
 	procd_set_param user "$user"
+	procd_set_param group "$user"
 	procd_set_param nice "$nice"
 	if test -z "$USE";then
 		procd_set_param limits core="0 0"
diff --git a/net/transmission/patches/050-mask-as-release.patch b/net/transmission/patches/050-mask-as-release.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f2553585d..0000000000
--- a/net/transmission/patches/050-mask-as-release.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ set(TR_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})
- #         "Z" for unsupported trunk builds,
- #         "0" for stable, supported releases
- # these should be the only two lines you need to change
--set(TR_USER_AGENT_PREFIX "2.92+")
--set(TR_PEER_ID_PREFIX "-TR292Z-")
-+set(TR_USER_AGENT_PREFIX "2.92")
-+set(TR_PEER_ID_PREFIX "-TR2920-")
- 
- string(REGEX MATCH "^([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+).*" TR_VERSION "${TR_USER_AGENT_PREFIX}")
- set(TR_VERSION_MAJOR "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
---- a/configure.ac
-+++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ dnl STATUS: "X" for prerelease beta buil
- dnl         "Z" for unsupported trunk builds,
- dnl         "0" for stable, supported releases
- dnl these should be the only two lines you need to change
--m4_define([user_agent_prefix],[2.92+])
--m4_define([peer_id_prefix],[-TR292Z-])
-+m4_define([user_agent_prefix],[2.92])
-+m4_define([peer_id_prefix],[-TR2920-])
- 
- AC_INIT([transmission],[user_agent_prefix],[https://trac.transmissionbt.com/newticket])
- AC_SUBST(USERAGENT_PREFIX,[user_agent_prefix])
diff --git a/net/transmission/patches/060-fix-foreground-syslog.patch b/net/transmission/patches/060-fix-foreground-syslog.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 0334ca5954..0000000000
--- a/net/transmission/patches/060-fix-foreground-syslog.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/daemon/daemon.c b/daemon/daemon.c
-index 7b2a3b425..5b19d105a 100644
---- a/daemon/daemon.c
-+++ b/daemon/daemon.c
-@@ -715,12 +715,7 @@ static int daemon_start(void* raw_arg, bool foreground)
-     }
- 
- #ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
--
--    if (!foreground)
--    {
--        openlog(MY_NAME, LOG_CONS | LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON);
--    }
--
-+    openlog(MY_NAME, LOG_CONS | LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON);
- #endif
- 
-     /* Create new timer event to report daemon status */
-@@ -772,11 +767,8 @@ cleanup:
-     /* shutdown */
- #ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG
- 
--    if (!foreground)
--    {
-         syslog(LOG_INFO, "%s", "Closing session");
-         closelog();
--    }
- 
- #endif
-