diff --git a/package/libs/openssl/engine.mk b/include/openssl-engine.mk
similarity index 93%
rename from package/libs/openssl/engine.mk
rename to include/openssl-engine.mk
index 973a989904..d8baba482e 100644
--- a/package/libs/openssl/engine.mk
+++ b/include/openssl-engine.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2022 Enéas Ulir de Queiroz
+
 ENGINES_DIR=engines-1.1
 
 define Package/openssl/engine/Default
diff --git a/package/libs/openssl/Makefile b/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
index b50620118a..b771edfc84 100644
--- a/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PKG_NAME:=openssl
 PKG_BASE:=1.1.1
 PKG_BUGFIX:=n
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PKG_BASE)$(PKG_BUGFIX)
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
 PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:= \
 	CONFIG_OPENSSL_WITH_WHIRLPOOL
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
-include engine.mk
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/openssl-engine.mk
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_CCACHE),)
 HOSTCC=$(HOSTCC_NOCACHE)