diff --git a/packages/liblog4cxx/build.sh b/packages/liblog4cxx/build.sh
index e9fdac3a98..4f216f9997 100644
--- a/packages/liblog4cxx/build.sh
+++ b/packages/liblog4cxx/build.sh
@@ -12,3 +12,16 @@ TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS="
 "
 TERMUX_PKG_AUTO_UPDATE=true
 TERMUX_PKG_UPDATE_TAG_TYPE="newest-tag"
+TERMUX_PKG_UPDATE_VERSION_REGEXP="\d+\.\d+\.\d+"
+
+termux_pkg_auto_update() {
+	# Get the newest tag:
+	local tag
+	tag="$(termux_github_api_get_tag "${TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL}" "${TERMUX_PKG_UPDATE_TAG_TYPE}")"
+	# check if this is not a release:
+	if grep -qP "^rel/v${TERMUX_PKG_UPDATE_VERSION_REGEXP}\$" <<<"$tag"; then
+		termux_pkg_upgrade_version "$tag"
+	else
+		echo "WARNING: Skipping auto-update: Not a release($tag)"
+	fi
+}