diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-smartypants_2.0.0.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-smartypants_2.0.0.bb
index 8acc971c35..ba3408247b 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-smartypants_2.0.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-smartypants_2.0.0.bb
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "7812353a32022699a1aa8cd5626e01c94a946dcaeedaee2d0b382bae4c
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
 
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_REGEX = "/${PYPI_PACKAGE}/(?P<pver>(?!2\.0\.1)(\d+[\.\-_]*)+)/"