diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-sphinx_7.1.1.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-sphinx_7.1.1.bb
index fa616cd504..92d6012692 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-sphinx_7.1.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-sphinx_7.1.1.bb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=5eb6ac1b115a1ed24a12d9f15b633993"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "59b8e391f0768a96cd233e8300fe7f0a8dc2f64f83dc2a54336a9a84f428ff4e"
 
 inherit python_flit_core pypi
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_REGEX = "/Sphinx/(?P<pver>(\d+[\.\-_]*)+)/"
 
 do_install:append () {
 	# The cache format of "{None, 'en', 'ja'}" doesn't seem to be consistent (dict ordering?)