diff --git a/package/network/utils/nftables/Makefile b/package/network/utils/nftables/Makefile
index ff0d04b6c4f..fbcf77e5546 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/nftables/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/nftables/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=nftables
 PKG_VERSION:=1.1.6
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://netfilter.org/projects/$(PKG_NAME)/files