diff --git a/meta/classes/utility-tasks.bbclass b/meta/classes/utility-tasks.bbclass
index a4db4f8beb..20b50ab8d1 100644
--- a/meta/classes/utility-tasks.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/utility-tasks.bbclass
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ python do_checkpkg() {
 	Return new version if success, or else error in "Errxxxx" style
 	"""
 	def check_new_version(url, curname, d):
+		"""possible to have no version in pkg name, such as spectrum-fw"""
+		if not re.search("\d+", curname):
+			return pcurver
 		pn = bb.data.getVar('PN', d, 1)
 		f = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, prefix="%s-2-" % pn)
 		status = internal_fetch_wget(url, d, f)
diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/private/distro_base_utils_2.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/private/distro_base_utils_2.inc
index 60042a9a73..85ec15e64d 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/private/distro_base_utils_2.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/private/distro_base_utils_2.inc
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ RECIPE_COMMENTS_pn-tinylogin = "merged into busybox"
 
 RECIPE_STATUS_pn-spectrum-fw = "green"   # need upgrade
 DEPENDENCY_CHECK_pn-spectrum-fw = "not done"
-RECIPE_LATEST_VERSION_pn-spectrum-fw = "1"
+RECIPE_LATEST_VERSION_pn-spectrum-fw = "1.0"
 RECIPE_INTEL_SECTION_pn-spectrum-fw = "base utils"
 RECIPE_TIME_BETWEEN_LAST_TWO_RELEASES_pn-spectrum-fw = "n/a"
 RECIPE_LATEST_RELEASE_DATE_pn-spectrum-fw = "n/a"