diff --git a/scripts/updates/check-updates.sh b/scripts/updates/check-updates.sh
index 579449cca..4da0c07e7 100755
--- a/scripts/updates/check-updates.sh
+++ b/scripts/updates/check-updates.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ fi
 
 if [ -f "${BASEDIR}/github-projects.txt" ]; then
 	while read -r line; do
+		unset package project version_regexp
 		package=$(echo "$line" | cut -d'|' -f1)
-		project=$(echo "$line" | cut -d'|' -f2-)
+		project=$(echo "$line" | cut -d'|' -f2)
+		version_regexp=$(echo "$line" | cut -d'|' -f3-)
 
 		if [ ! -d "${BASEDIR}/../../packages/${package}" ]; then
 			echo "Package '$package' is not available, skipping."
@@ -25,6 +27,11 @@ if [ -f "${BASEDIR}/github-projects.txt" ]; then
 		# Remove leading 'v' which is common in version tag.
 		latest_version=${latest_version#v}
 
+		# If needed, filter version numbers from tag by using regexp.
+		if [ -n "$version_regexp" ]; then
+			latest_version=$(grep -oP "$version_regexp" <<< "$latest_version")
+		fi
+
 		# We have no better choice for comparing versions.
 		if [ "$(echo -e "${termux_version}\n${latest_version}" | sort -V | head -n 1)" != "$latest_version" ] ;then
 			echo "Package '${package}' needs update to '${latest_version}'."
diff --git a/scripts/updates/github-projects.txt b/scripts/updates/github-projects.txt
index a9dd15dae..f9b30f932 100644
--- a/scripts/updates/github-projects.txt
+++ b/scripts/updates/github-projects.txt
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 ##
 ## Each entry has a following format:
 ##
-##   {package name}|{project path on Github}
+##   {package name}|{project path on Github}|{optionally: version regexp}
 ##
 ## Example: acr|radare/acr
+##          cronie|cronie-crond/cronie|\d+.\d+.\d+
 ##
 ## Lines starting with "#" are comments.
 ##
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ cmatrix|abishekvashok/cmatrix
 #cpulimit|opsengine/cpulimit
 
 croc|schollz/croc
-cronie|cronie-crond/cronie
+cronie|cronie-crond/cronie|\d+\.\d+\.\d+
 ctypes-sh|taviso/ctypes.sh
 delve|go-delve/delve
 deutex|Doom-Utils/deutex
@@ -107,9 +108,9 @@ gh|cli/cli
 git-delta|dandavison/delta
 git-lfs|git-lfs/git-lfs
 google-glog|google/glog
-googletest|google/googletest
+googletest|google/googletest|\d+\.\d+\.\d+
 gotty|yudai/gotty
-gping|orf/gping
+gping|orf/gping|\d+\.\d+\.\d+
 gumbo-parser|google/gumbo-parser
 hexcurse|LonnyGomes/hexcurse
 hexyl|sharkdp/hexyl
@@ -142,14 +143,14 @@ jftui|Aanok/jftui
 jsoncpp|open-source-parsers/jsoncpp
 kakoune|mawww/kakoune
 kibi|ilai-deutel/kibi
-kona|kevinlawler/kona
+kona|kevinlawler/kona|\d{8}
 lazygit|jesseduffield/lazygit
 
 ## Complex package - no auto updates.
 #ldc|ldc-developers/ldc
 
 leveldb|google/leveldb
-lf|gokcehan/lf
+lf|gokcehan/lf|\d+
 
 ## Belongs to @termux - no auto updates.
 #libandroid-shmem|termux/libandroid-shmem
@@ -177,13 +178,14 @@ libgraphite|silnrsi/graphite
 ## Returns 'null' in latest tag.
 #libmesode|boothj5/libmesode
 
-libmsgpack|msgpack/msgpack-c
+libmsgpack|msgpack/msgpack-c|\d+\.\d+\.\d+
 libnet|libnet/libnet
 
 ## Returns 'null' in latest tag.
 #libnfs|sahlberg/libnfs
 
-libnl|thom311/libnl
+## Bad tag.
+#libnl|thom311/libnl
 
 ## Getting sources from archive.mozilla.org
 #libopusenc|xiph/libopusenc
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ libunibilium|neovim/unibilium
 #libvidstab|georgmartius/vid.stab
 #libwebp|webmproject/libwebp
 
-libzopfli|google/zopfli
+libzopfli|google/zopfli|\d+\.\d+\.\d+
 
 ## Part of Swift - disable auto updates.
 #libuild|apple/swift-llbuild
@@ -350,7 +352,7 @@ tokei|XAMPPRocky/tokei
 #torsocks|dgoulet/torsocks
 
 toxic|JFreegman/toxic
-tracepath|iputils/iputils
+tracepath|iputils/iputils|\d+
 
 ## No auto updates currently.
 #tsu|cswl/tsu
@@ -397,7 +399,7 @@ wuzz|asciimoo/wuzz
 #yadm|TheLocehiliosan/yadm
 
 youtubedr|kkdai/youtube
-z3|Z3Prover/z3
+z3|Z3Prover/z3|\d+\.\d+\.\d+
 
 ## Returns 'null' in latest tag.
 #zbar|mchehab/zbar