diff --git a/libpkg/parser/utils.cpp b/libpkg/parser/utils.cpp
index 68ec558..2a99612 100644
--- a/libpkg/parser/utils.cpp
+++ b/libpkg/parser/utils.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static void overrideOverriddenVariableAssignment(string &pkgbuildContents, strin
  */
 AmendedVersions amendPkgbuild(const string &path, const PackageVersion &existingVersion, const PackageAmendment &amendment)
 {
-    AmendedVersions amendedVersions;
+    auto amendedVersions = AmendedVersions();
     if (amendment.isEmpty()) {
         return amendedVersions;
     }
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ AmendedVersions amendPkgbuild(const string &path, const PackageVersion &existing
     if (amendment.setUpstreamVersion) {
         static const auto pkgverRegex = regex{ "\npkgver=[^\n]*", regex::extended };
         pkgbuildContents = regex_replace(pkgbuildContents, pkgverRegex, "\npkgver=" + existingVersion.upstream);
+        amendedVersions.newUpstreamVersion = existingVersion.upstream;
     }
 
     // bump downstream version
diff --git a/libpkg/parser/utils.h b/libpkg/parser/utils.h
index 2a9478a..20fd7f9 100644
--- a/libpkg/parser/utils.h
+++ b/libpkg/parser/utils.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ struct LIBPKG_EXPORT PackageAmendment {
 };
 
 struct LIBPKG_EXPORT AmendedVersions {
+    std::string newUpstreamVersion;
     std::string newPkgRel;
     std::string newEpoch;
 };
diff --git a/libpkg/tests/utils.cpp b/libpkg/tests/utils.cpp
index 58d4b16..eb5b466 100644
--- a/libpkg/tests/utils.cpp
+++ b/libpkg/tests/utils.cpp
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ void UtilsTests::testAmendingPkgbuild()
         PackageAmendment{ .bumpDownstreamVersion = PackageAmendment::VersionBump::Epoch });
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL_MESSAGE("epoch bumped, pkgrel reset", readFile(testFilePath("c++utilities/PKGBUILD.newepoch")), readFile(pkgbuildPath));
 
-    amendPkgbuild(pkgbuildPath, PackageVersion{ .upstream = "5.0.2", .package = "3" }, PackageAmendment{ .setUpstreamVersion = true });
+    auto amendment = amendPkgbuild(pkgbuildPath, PackageVersion{ .upstream = "5.0.2", .package = "3" }, PackageAmendment{ .setUpstreamVersion = true });
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL_MESSAGE("upstream version set", readFile(testFilePath("c++utilities/PKGBUILD.newpkgver")), readFile(pkgbuildPath));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL_MESSAGE("new upstream version returned", "5.0.2"s, amendment.newUpstreamVersion);
 
     const auto pkgbuildWithQuotingPath = workingCopyPath("perl-data-dumper-concise/PKGBUILD");
     amendPkgbuild(pkgbuildWithQuotingPath, PackageVersion{ .upstream = "2.023", .package = "1" },
diff --git a/librepomgr/buildactions/preparebuild.cpp b/librepomgr/buildactions/preparebuild.cpp
index 54f02bb..b9aaf68 100644
--- a/librepomgr/buildactions/preparebuild.cpp
+++ b/librepomgr/buildactions/preparebuild.cpp
@@ -784,6 +784,9 @@ void PrepareBuild::bumpVersions()
             if (!amendedVersions.newEpoch.empty()) {
                 newVersion.epoch = std::move(amendedVersions.newEpoch);
             }
+            if (!amendedVersions.newUpstreamVersion.empty()) {
+                newVersion.upstream = std::move(amendedVersions.newUpstreamVersion);
+            }
             if (!amendedVersions.newPkgRel.empty()) {
                 newVersion.package = std::move(amendedVersions.newPkgRel);
             }