diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-extended/shadow/shadow.inc b/poky/meta/recipes-extended/shadow/shadow.inc
index 414bf46..a87e235 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-extended/shadow/shadow.inc
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-extended/shadow/shadow.inc
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 DEPENDS = "virtual/crypt"
 
-UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/releases"
-SRC_URI = "https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/releases/download/${PV}/${BP}.tar.gz \
+GITHUB_BASE_URI = "https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/releases"
+SRC_URI = "${GITHUB_BASE_URI}/download/${PV}/${BP}.tar.gz \
            file://0001-shadow-use-relaxed-usernames.patch \
            ${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'pam', '${PAM_SRC_URI}', '', d)} \
            file://useradd \
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
                file://pam.d/passwd \
                file://pam.d/su"
 
-inherit autotools gettext
+inherit autotools gettext github-releases
 
 export CONFIG_SHELL="/bin/sh"