diff --git a/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-examples_1.16.0.bb b/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-examples_1.16.0.bb
index cc7a7e78e2..e23d23d9ca 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-examples_1.16.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-examples_1.16.0.bb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 inherit meson pkgconfig features_check
 
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "(?P<pver>\d+\.(\d*[02468])+(\.\d+)+)"
 
 ANY_OF_DISTRO_FEATURES = "${GTK3DISTROFEATURES}"