diff --git a/alfred/Makefile b/alfred/Makefile
index 239f8ad98..0b71c18e1 100644
--- a/alfred/Makefile
+++ b/alfred/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=alfred
 PKG_VERSION:=2022.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://downloads.open-mesh.org/batman/releases/batman-adv-$(PKG_VERSION)
diff --git a/batctl/Makefile b/batctl/Makefile
index 557290135..49ab0aa18 100644
--- a/batctl/Makefile
+++ b/batctl/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=batctl
 PKG_VERSION:=2022.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://downloads.open-mesh.org/batman/releases/batman-adv-$(PKG_VERSION)
diff --git a/batman-adv/Makefile b/batman-adv/Makefile
index 4c7ffb95f..f2cded6e7 100644
--- a/batman-adv/Makefile
+++ b/batman-adv/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=batman-adv
 PKG_VERSION:=2022.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=8
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://downloads.open-mesh.org/batman/releases/batman-adv-$(PKG_VERSION)
diff --git a/mcproxy/Makefile b/mcproxy/Makefile
index 082f3a875..97831f7ba 100644
--- a/mcproxy/Makefile
+++ b/mcproxy/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=mcproxy
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=9
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/mcproxy/mcproxy.git
diff --git a/minimalist-pcproxy/Makefile b/minimalist-pcproxy/Makefile
index fa4f31d79..2fd325227 100644
--- a/minimalist-pcproxy/Makefile
+++ b/minimalist-pcproxy/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=minimalist-pcproxy
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=7
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/fingon/minimalist-pcproxy.git
diff --git a/naywatch/Makefile b/naywatch/Makefile
index f79890f01..c0e18673a 100644
--- a/naywatch/Makefile
+++ b/naywatch/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=naywatch
 PKG_VERSION:=1
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=7
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Nick Hainke <vincent@systemli.org>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0-only
diff --git a/olsrd/Makefile b/olsrd/Makefile
index 7918be0fd..71c8fb470 100644
--- a/olsrd/Makefile
+++ b/olsrd/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=olsrd
 PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2022-03-18
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/OLSR/olsrd.git
diff --git a/oonf-dlep-radio/Makefile b/oonf-dlep-radio/Makefile
index b195b887c..d3599e1a0 100644
--- a/oonf-dlep-radio/Makefile
+++ b/oonf-dlep-radio/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=oonf-dlep-radio
 PKG_VERSION:=0.15.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=30
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/OLSR/OONF.git
diff --git a/pimbd/Makefile b/pimbd/Makefile
index 4d6cb0bcd..6fe14b68f 100644
--- a/pimbd/Makefile
+++ b/pimbd/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=pimbd
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/Oryon/pimbd.git
diff --git a/prince/Makefile b/prince/Makefile
index a88e41cf2..00f229d10 100644
--- a/prince/Makefile
+++ b/prince/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=prince
 PKG_VERSION:=0.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/AdvancedNetworkingSystems/prince/archive/refs/tags/v$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz?
diff --git a/vis/Makefile b/vis/Makefile
index 2d69417ce..89a1bbe26 100644
--- a/vis/Makefile
+++ b/vis/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=vis
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=9
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2013-04-07