diff --git a/alfred/Makefile b/alfred/Makefile
index c5fceab..f163908 100644
--- a/alfred/Makefile
+++ b/alfred/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=alfred
 PKG_VERSION:=2023.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 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 8a81cbb..242f101 100644
--- a/batctl/Makefile
+++ b/batctl/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=batctl
 PKG_VERSION:=2023.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 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 e390670..0d22a1e 100644
--- a/batman-adv/Makefile
+++ b/batman-adv/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=batman-adv
 PKG_VERSION:=2023.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 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/bmx6/Makefile b/bmx6/Makefile
index 66542ef..b533196 100644
--- a/bmx6/Makefile
+++ b/bmx6/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=bmx6
 PKG_VERSION:=0.1-alpha
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/bmx-routing/bmx6.git
diff --git a/mcproxy/Makefile b/mcproxy/Makefile
index 082f3a8..97831f7 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/mesh11sd/Makefile b/mesh11sd/Makefile
index 567e06d..cfa47dc 100644
--- a/mesh11sd/Makefile
+++ b/mesh11sd/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=mesh11sd
 PKG_VERSION:=1.2.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Rob White <rob@blue-wave.net>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0-or-later
diff --git a/minimalist-pcproxy/Makefile b/minimalist-pcproxy/Makefile
index fa4f31d..2fd3252 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 f79890f..c0e1867 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 5872d14..46b1202 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:=5
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/OLSR/olsrd.git
diff --git a/pimbd/Makefile b/pimbd/Makefile
index 4d6cb0b..6fe14b6 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 03ca478..ce13f43 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 2d69417..89a1bbe 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