diff --git a/src/ahriman/models/package.py b/src/ahriman/models/package.py
index a4b9f98d..b3ced65b 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/models/package.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/models/package.py
@@ -538,14 +538,10 @@ class Package(LazyLogging):
         if local_version is None:
             return None  # local version not found, keep upstream pkgrel
 
-        epoch, pkgver, _ = parse_version(self.version)
-        local_epoch, local_pkgver, local_pkgrel = parse_version(local_version)
-
-        if epoch != local_epoch or pkgver != local_pkgver:
-            return None  # epoch or pkgver are different, keep upstream pkgrel
         if vercmp(self.version, local_version) > 0:
             return None  # upstream version is newer than local one, keep upstream pkgrel
 
+        *_, local_pkgrel = parse_version(local_version)
         if "." in local_pkgrel:
             major, minor = local_pkgrel.rsplit(".", maxsplit=1)
         else:
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/build_tools/test_task.py b/tests/ahriman/core/build_tools/test_task.py
index 2433733f..460819e9 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/build_tools/test_task.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/build_tools/test_task.py
@@ -134,9 +134,10 @@ def test_init_bump_pkgrel_skip(task_ahriman: Task, mocker: MockerFixture) -> Non
     """
     must keep pkgrel if version is different from provided
     """
+    task_ahriman.package.version = "2.0.0-1"
     mocker.patch("ahriman.models.package.Package.from_build", return_value=task_ahriman.package)
     mocker.patch("ahriman.core.build_tools.sources.Sources.load", return_value="sha")
     write_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.models.pkgbuild_patch.PkgbuildPatch.write")
 
-    assert task_ahriman.init(Path("ahriman"), [], f"2:{task_ahriman.package.version}") == "sha"
+    assert task_ahriman.init(Path("ahriman"), [], "1.0.0-1") == "sha"
     write_mock.assert_not_called()
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/models/test_package.py b/tests/ahriman/models/test_package.py
index 01a50e41..870d03b4 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/models/test_package.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/models/test_package.py
@@ -474,11 +474,11 @@ def test_next_pkgrel(package_ahriman: Package) -> None:
     assert package_ahriman.next_pkgrel(package_ahriman.version) == "1.2.2"
 
     package_ahriman.version = "1:1.0.0-1"
-    assert package_ahriman.next_pkgrel("1:1.0.1-1") is None
-    assert package_ahriman.next_pkgrel("2:1.0.0-1") is None
+    assert package_ahriman.next_pkgrel("1:1.0.1-1") == "1.1"
+    assert package_ahriman.next_pkgrel("2:1.0.0-1") == "1.1"
 
     package_ahriman.version = "1.0.0-1.1"
-    assert package_ahriman.next_pkgrel("1.0.1-2") is None
+    assert package_ahriman.next_pkgrel("1.0.1-2") == "2.1"
     assert package_ahriman.next_pkgrel("1.0.0-2") == "2.1"
 
     package_ahriman.version = "1.0.0-2"