diff --git a/packages/rust-analyzer/build.sh b/packages/rust-analyzer/build.sh
index 76e4f455ce..8f39a21f61 100644
--- a/packages/rust-analyzer/build.sh
+++ b/packages/rust-analyzer/build.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ termux_pkg_auto_update() {
 	local api_url_r=$(curl -s "${api_url}")
 	local r1=$(echo "${api_url_r}" | jq .[].name | sed -e 's|\"||g')
 	local latest_tag=$(echo "${r1}" | sed -nE 's/^([0-9]*-)/\1/p' | sort | tail -n1)
-	local latest_version=${latest_tag:0:4}-${latest_tag:4:2}-${latest_tag:6:2}
+	# https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/issues/18667
+	local latest_version=${latest_tag:0:4}${latest_tag:5:2}${latest_tag:8:2}
 	if [[ "${latest_version}" == "${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}" ]]; then
 		echo "INFO: No update needed. Already at version '${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}'."
 		return