diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pymysql_1.0.2.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pymysql_1.0.2.bb
index 1f6fbd3bb..062d7e7ea 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pymysql_1.0.2.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pymysql_1.0.2.bb
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "816927a350f38d56072aeca5dfb10221fe1dc653745853d30a216637f5
 PYPI_PACKAGE = "PyMySQL"
 inherit pypi setuptools3
 
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pymysql/"
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_REGEX = "/pymysql/(?P<pver>(\d+[\.\-_]*)+)"
+
 RDEPENDS:${PN} += "${PYTHON_PN}-cryptography"