diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index 99e71d383fd67e..d32b9b21dcb563 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include ../python3-version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python3
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION).$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ PKG_LICENSE:=Python/2.0
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE Doc/copyright.rst Doc/license.rst Modules/_ctypes/darwin/LICENSE Modules/_ctypes/libffi_osx/LICENSE Modules/expat/COPYING
 PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:python:python
 
+ABI_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR).$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MINOR)
+
 # This file provides the necsessary host build variables
 include ../python3-host.mk