diff --git a/net/pbr/Makefile b/net/pbr/Makefile
index 90c60ab35a587d..1e5ff43f500211 100644
--- a/net/pbr/Makefile
+++ b/net/pbr/Makefile
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=pbr
-PKG_VERSION:=1.1.7
-PKG_RELEASE:=67
+PKG_VERSION:=1.1.8
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_LICENSE:=AGPL-3.0-or-later
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Stan Grishin <stangri@melmac.ca>
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ endef
 define Package/pbr/default/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/etc/init.d/pbr $(1)/etc/init.d/pbr
-	$(SED) "s|^\(readonly PKG_VERSION\).*|\1='$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)'|" $(1)/etc/init.d/pbr
+	$(SED) "s|^\(readonly PKG_VERSION\).*|\1='$(PKG_VERSION)-r$(PKG_RELEASE)'|" $(1)/etc/init.d/pbr
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/etc/config/pbr $(1)/etc/config/pbr
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/share/pbr