diff --git a/utils/syncthing/Makefile b/utils/syncthing/Makefile
index 18ae79d7d..05c56c4d7 100644
--- a/utils/syncthing/Makefile
+++ b/utils/syncthing/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=syncthing
 PKG_VERSION:=1.9.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=syncthing-source-v$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/releases/download/v$(PKG_VERSION)
diff --git a/utils/syncthing/test.sh b/utils/syncthing/test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5933bca69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/syncthing/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+syncthing --version | grep "${2%%-*}"