diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/syslog-ng_4.8.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/syslog-ng_4.8.2.bb
index 3eb46b775c..cfc376ded1 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/syslog-ng_4.8.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/syslog-ng/syslog-ng_4.8.2.bb
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ SRC_URI:append:powerpc64le = " file://0001-plugin.c-workaround-powerpc64le-segfa
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "7d1ebe70746009dc06bd2fa5c412a1985579a9c887292f766cc775d169d60e68"
 
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "https://github.com/balabit/syslog-ng/releases"
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_REGEX = "releases/tag/syslog-ng-(?P<pver>\d+(\.\d+)+)"
 
 CVE_STATUS[CVE-2022-38725] = "cpe-incorrect: cve-check wrongly matches cpe:2.3:a:oneidentity:syslog-ng:*:*:*:*:premium:*:*:* < 7.0.32"