diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index c28e2f39..833c823f 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -8,11 +8,16 @@ PlatformIO Core 5
 
 **A professional collaborative platform for embedded development**
 
-- `Migration guide from 4.x to 5.0 <https://docs.platformio.org/page/core/migration.html>`__
+5.0.1 (2020-??-??)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- Fixed an issue when using a custom git/ssh package with `platform_packages <https://docs.platformio.org/page/projectconf/section_env_platform.html#platform-packages>`__ option (`issue #3624 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/3624>`_)
 
 5.0.0 (2020-09-03)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+Please check `Migration guide from 4.x to 5.0 <https://docs.platformio.org/page/core/migration.html>`__.
+
 * Integration with the new **PlatformIO Trusted Registry**
 
   - Enterprise-grade package storage with high availability (multi replicas)
diff --git a/platformio/platform/base.py b/platformio/platform/base.py
index b29a9d7b..b214da5f 100644
--- a/platformio/platform/base.py
+++ b/platformio/platform/base.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class PlatformBase(  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes,too-many-pub
             name = item
             version = "*"
             if "@" in item:
-                name, version = item.split("@", 2)
+                name, version = item.split("@", 1)
             spec = self.pm.ensure_spec(name)
             options = {"version": version.strip(), "optional": False}
             if spec.owner: