diff --git a/libs/libqmi/Makefile b/libs/libqmi/Makefile
index 811137132..792d3968d 100644
--- a/libs/libqmi/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libqmi/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=libqmi
 PKG_VERSION:=1.28.8
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.freedesktop.org/software/libqmi