diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/build_tools/task.py b/src/ahriman/core/build_tools/task.py
index 5285e1e4..ca4b3480 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/build_tools/task.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/build_tools/task.py
@@ -96,12 +96,13 @@ class Task(LazyLogging):
             if self.include_debug_packages or not package.name.startswith(debug_package_prefix)
         ]
 
-    def build(self, sources_dir: Path, **kwargs: str | None) -> list[Path]:
+    def build(self, sources_dir: Path, *, dry_run: bool = False, **kwargs: str | None) -> list[Path]:
         """
         run package build
 
         Args:
             sources_dir(Path): path to where sources are
+            dry_run(bool, optional): do not perform build itself (Default value = False)
             **kwargs(str | None): environment variables to be passed to build processes
 
         Returns:
@@ -111,6 +112,8 @@ class Task(LazyLogging):
         command.extend(self.archbuild_flags)
         command.extend(["--"] + self.makechrootpkg_flags)
         command.extend(["--"] + self.makepkg_flags)
+        if dry_run:
+            command.extend(["--nobuild"])
         self.logger.info("using %s for %s", command, self.package.base)
 
         environment: dict[str, str] = {
@@ -157,25 +160,3 @@ class Task(LazyLogging):
             patch.write(sources_dir / "PKGBUILD")
 
         return last_commit_sha
-
-    def setup(self, sources_dir: Path) -> None:
-        """
-        setup chroot environment without building package itself. This function, in particular, useful in case if it is
-        required to refresh pkgver to the actual value without package building
-
-        Args:
-            sources_dir(Path): path to where sources are
-        """
-        command = [self.build_command, "-r", str(self.paths.chroot)]
-        command.extend(self.archbuild_flags)
-        command.extend(["--"] + self.makechrootpkg_flags)
-        command.extend(["--"] + self.makepkg_flags + ["--nobuild"])
-        self.logger.info("using %s for %s", command, self.package.base)
-
-        check_output(
-            *command,
-            exception=BuildError.from_process(self.package.base),
-            cwd=sources_dir,
-            logger=self.logger,
-            user=self.uid,
-        )
diff --git a/src/ahriman/models/package.py b/src/ahriman/models/package.py
index 20f20f77..e07e52bb 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/models/package.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/models/package.py
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class Package(LazyLogging):
         try:
             # create fresh chroot environment, fetch sources and - automagically - update PKGBUILD
             task.init(paths.cache_for(self.base), [], None)
-            task.setup(paths.cache_for(self.base))
+            task.build(paths.cache_for(self.base), dry_run=False)
 
             pkgbuild = Pkgbuild.from_file(paths.cache_for(self.base) / "PKGBUILD")
 
diff --git a/src/ahriman/models/pkgbuild.py b/src/ahriman/models/pkgbuild.py
index 9fffbce1..f8f103db 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/models/pkgbuild.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/models/pkgbuild.py
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ class PkgbuildToken(StrEnum):
     well-known tokens dictionary
 
     Attributes:
-        ArrayStarts(PkgbuildToken): (class attribute) array starts token
         ArrayEnds(PkgbuildToken): (class attribute) array ends token
+        ArrayStarts(PkgbuildToken): (class attribute) array starts token
         FunctionDeclaration(PkgbuildToken): (class attribute) function declaration token
-        FunctionStarts(PkgbuildToken): (class attribute) function starts token
         FunctionEnds(PkgbuildToken): (class attribute) function ends token
+        FunctionStarts(PkgbuildToken): (class attribute) function starts token
     """
 
     ArrayStarts = "("
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ class Pkgbuild(Mapping[str, str | list[str]]):
         fields = {}
 
         parser = shlex.shlex(stream, posix=True, punctuation_chars=True)
+        # ignore substitution and extend bash symbols
+        parser.wordchars += "${}#:+"
+        # in case of default behaviour, it will ignore, for example, segment part of url outside of quotes
+        parser.commenters = ""
         while token := parser.get_token():
             try:
                 key, value = cls._parse_token(token, parser)
@@ -180,7 +184,7 @@ class Pkgbuild(Mapping[str, str | list[str]]):
             raise ValueError("Function body wasn't found")
 
         # read the specified interval from source stream
-        io.seek(start_position - 1)  # start from the previous symbol ({)
+        io.seek(start_position - 1)  # start from the previous symbol ("{")
         content = io.read(end_position - start_position + 1)
 
         return content
@@ -198,7 +202,7 @@ class Pkgbuild(Mapping[str, str | list[str]]):
             tuple[str, PkgbuildPatch]: extracted a pair of key and its value
 
         Raises:
-            StopIteration: if iteration reaches the end of the file'
+            StopIteration: if iteration reaches the end of the file
         """
         # simple assignment rule
         if (match := Pkgbuild._STRING_ASSIGNMENT.match(token)) is not None:
@@ -219,6 +223,14 @@ class Pkgbuild(Mapping[str, str | list[str]]):
                 value = Pkgbuild._parse_function(parser)
                 return token, PkgbuildPatch(key, value)  # this is not mistake, assign to token without ()
 
+            # special function case, where "(" and ")" are separated tokens, e.g. "pkgver ( )"
+            case PkgbuildToken.ArrayStarts if Pkgbuild._FUNCTION_DECLARATION.match(token):
+                next_token = parser.get_token()
+                if next_token == PkgbuildToken.ArrayEnds:  # replace closing bracket with "()"
+                    next_token = PkgbuildToken.FunctionDeclaration
+                parser.push_token(next_token)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+                return Pkgbuild._parse_token(token, parser)
+
             # some random token received without continuation, lets guess it is empty assignment (i.e. key=)
             case other if other is not None:
                 return Pkgbuild._parse_token(other, parser)