diff --git a/package/pkg-download.mk b/package/pkg-download.mk
index 61e565b002..4be45c9d12 100644
--- a/package/pkg-download.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-download.mk
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ export LOCALFILES := $(call qstrip,$(BR2_LOCALFILES))
 
 # Version of the format of the archives we generate in the corresponding
 # download backend and post-process:
-BR_FMT_VERSION_git = -git3
-BR_FMT_VERSION_svn = -svn4
-BR_FMT_VERSION_go = -go1
-BR_FMT_VERSION_cargo = -cargo1
+BR_FMT_VERSION_git = -git4
+BR_FMT_VERSION_svn = -svn5
+BR_FMT_VERSION_go = -go2
+BR_FMT_VERSION_cargo = -cargo2
 
 DL_WRAPPER = support/download/dl-wrapper
 
diff --git a/support/dependencies/check-host-tar.sh b/support/dependencies/check-host-tar.sh
index 7d6b3bf688..271080e365 100755
--- a/support/dependencies/check-host-tar.sh
+++ b/support/dependencies/check-host-tar.sh
@@ -27,18 +27,12 @@ if [ -n "${version_bsd}" ] ; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Minimal version = 1.27 (previous versions do not correctly unpack archives
-# containing hard-links if the --strip-components option is used or create
-# different gnu long link headers for path elements > 100 characters).
-major_min=1
-minor_min=27
-
-# Maximal version = 1.34 (1.35 changed devmajor/devminor for files)
+# Minimal version = 1.35 (1.35 changed devmajor/devminor for files)
 # https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2023-07/msg00005.html
-major_max=1
-minor_max=34
+major_min=1
+minor_min=35
 
-if [ $major -lt $major_min -o $major -gt $major_max ]; then
+if [ $major -lt $major_min ]; then
 	# echo nothing: no suitable tar found
 	exit 1
 fi
@@ -48,10 +42,5 @@ if [ $major -eq $major_min -a $minor -lt $minor_min ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ $major -eq $major_max -a $minor -gt $minor_max ]; then
-	# echo nothing: no suitable tar found
-	exit 1
-fi
-
 # valid
 echo $tar