diff --git a/extra/blender/.SRCINFO b/extra/blender/.SRCINFO
index 58ff1a711..da7a751f8 100644
--- a/extra/blender/.SRCINFO
+++ b/extra/blender/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pkgbase = blender
 	pkgdesc = A fully integrated 3D graphics creation suite
 	pkgver = 4.1.0
-	pkgrel = 2
+	pkgrel = 3
 	epoch = 17
 	url = https://www.blender.org
 	arch = x86_64
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ pkgbase = blender
 	makedepends = cmake
 	makedepends = cuda
 	makedepends = git
+	makedepends = git-lfs
 	makedepends = hip-runtime-amd
 	makedepends = intel-oneapi-compiler-shared-runtime
 	makedepends = intel-oneapi-dpcpp-cpp
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ pkgbase = blender
 	source = git+https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender.git#tag=v4.1.0
 	source = git+https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender-addons.git#tag=v4.1.0
 	source = git+https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender-addons-contrib#tag=v4.1.0
-	source = svn+https://svn.blender.org/svnroot/bf-blender/tags/blender-4.1-release/lib/assets
+	source = git+https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender-assets#tag=v4.1.0
 	source = https://developer.download.nvidia.com/redist/optix/v8.0/OptiX-8.0-Include.zip
 	source = force-draco1.patch
 	source = force-draco2.patch
diff --git a/extra/blender/PKGBUILD b/extra/blender/PKGBUILD
index 4d442d295..612ccef3f 100644
--- a/extra/blender/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/blender/PKGBUILD
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ buildarch=8
 
 pkgname=blender
 pkgver=4.1.0
-pkgrel=2
+pkgrel=3
 epoch=17
 pkgdesc="A fully integrated 3D graphics creation suite"
 arch=('x86_64')
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ makedepends=(
   'llvm'
   'mesa'
   'ninja'
+  'git-lfs'
   'subversion'
   'wayland-protocols'
 )
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ options=('!lto')
 source=("git+https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender.git#tag=v$pkgver"
         "git+https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender-addons.git#tag=v$pkgver"
         "git+https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender-addons-contrib#tag=v$pkgver"
-        "svn+https://svn.blender.org/svnroot/bf-blender/tags/blender-${pkgver%%.[^.]}-release/lib/assets"
+        "git+https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender-assets#tag=v$pkgver"
         https://developer.download.nvidia.com/redist/optix/v8.0/OptiX-8.0-Include.zip
         force-draco1.patch
         force-draco2.patch)
@@ -129,12 +130,15 @@ sha512sums=('5243728ed80dd04eb2b2922e1e71b4d2cec3247c396ce5941e38f32e12bca40ac9e
 prepare() {
   cd "$pkgname"
 
-  # Create expected path for assets
-  mkdir -p "$srcdir"/lib
-  # Copy assets to expected location
-  cp -r "$srcdir"/assets "$srcdir"/lib/assets
-  # Remove this directory to prevent it being packaged
-  rm -r "$srcdir"/lib/assets/.makepkg/
+  git submodule init
+  git config submodule.release/datafiles/assets.url "$srcdir/blender-assets"
+  git -c protocol.file.allow=always submodule update
+
+  # Fetch assets from git-lfs
+  git -C release/datafiles/assets lfs install --local
+  git -C release/datafiles/assets remote add network-origin https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender-assets
+  git -C release/datafiles/assets lfs fetch network-origin
+  git -C release/datafiles/assets lfs checkout
 
   # Copy addons to expected location
   cp -r "$srcdir"/blender-addons scripts/addons