diff --git a/net/keepalived/Makefile b/net/keepalived/Makefile
index b86d724ec..5aa0241e5 100644
--- a/net/keepalived/Makefile
+++ b/net/keepalived/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=keepalived
 PKG_VERSION:=2.2.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.keepalived.org/software