diff --git a/.forgejo/bin/check_ver.sh b/.forgejo/bin/check_ver.sh
index e4b7fd7..54cf216 100755
--- a/.forgejo/bin/check_ver.sh
+++ b/.forgejo/bin/check_ver.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ for pkg in $owned_by_you; do
 	downstream_version=$(sed -n "/^P:$pkg$/,/^$/p" APKINDEX | awk -F ':' '{if($1=="V"){print $2}}')
 	downstream_version=${downstream_version/-*}
 
+	# special case for forgejo-aneksajo:
+	upstream_version=${upstream_version/-git-annex/_git}
+
 	if [ -z "$upstream_version" ]; then
 		echo "$pkg not in anitya"
 		echo "$pkg" >> not_in_anitya