diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libmtp/libmtp_1.1.21.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libmtp/libmtp_1.1.21.bb
index 94cbef8fc1..16f82c6ba3 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libmtp/libmtp_1.1.21.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/libmtp/libmtp_1.1.21.bb
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ SRC_URI = "https://github.com/${BPN}/${BPN}/releases/download/v${PV}/${BP}.tar.g
 SRC_URI:append:class-target = " file://0001-Use-native-mtp-hotplug.patch"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "f4c1ceb3df020a6cb851110f620c14fe399518c494ed252039cbfb4e34335135"
 
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "https://github.com/libmtp/libmtp/releases"
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_REGEX = "(?P<pver>\d+(\.\d+)+)"
+
 inherit autotools pkgconfig lib_package
 
 EXTRA_OECONF += " \