diff --git a/AU/Private/AUVersion.ps1 b/AU/Private/AUVersion.ps1
index ba57070d..8e5587c2 100644
--- a/AU/Private/AUVersion.ps1
+++ b/AU/Private/AUVersion.ps1
@@ -36,20 +36,26 @@ class AUVersion : System.IComparable {
         if ($input -notmatch $pattern) { return $false }
         $reference = [ref] $null
         if (![version]::TryParse($Matches['version'], $reference)) { return $false }
-        $result.Value = [AUVersion]::new($reference.Value, $Matches['prerelease'], $Matches['buildMetadata'])
+        $pr = $Matches['prerelease']
+        $bm = $Matches['buildMetadata']
+        if ($pr -and !$strict) { $pr = $pr.Replace(' ', '.') }
+        if ($bm -and !$strict) { $bm = $bm.Replace(' ', '.') }
+        # for now, chocolatey does only support SemVer v1 (no dot separated identifiers in pre-release):
+        if ($pr) { $pr = $pr.Replace('.', '') }
+        if ($bm) { $bm = $bm.Replace('.', '') }
+        #
+        $result.Value = [AUVersion]::new($reference.Value, $pr, $bm)
         return $true
     }
 
     hidden static [string] GetPattern([bool] $strict) {
-        $versionPattern = '(?<version>\d+(?:\.\d+){0,3})'
-        # for now, chocolatey does only support SemVer v1 (no dot separated identifiers in pre-release):
-        $identifierPattern = "[0-9A-Za-z-]+"
-        # here is the SemVer v2 equivalent:
-        #$identifierPattern = "[0-9A-Za-z-]+(?:\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*"
+        $versionPattern = '(?<version>\d+(?:\.\d+){1,3})'
         if ($strict) {
+            $identifierPattern = "[0-9A-Za-z-]+(?:\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*"
             return "^$versionPattern(?:-(?<prerelease>$identifierPattern))?(?:\+(?<buildMetadata>$identifierPattern))?`$"
         } else {
-            return "$versionPattern(?:-?(?<prerelease>$identifierPattern))?(?:\+(?<buildMetadata>$identifierPattern))?"
+            $identifierPattern = "[0-9A-Za-z-]+(?:\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+| \d+)*"
+            return "$versionPattern(?:[- ]*(?<prerelease>$identifierPattern))?(?:[+ *](?<buildMetadata>$identifierPattern))?"
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/AU/Public/Get-Version.ps1 b/AU/Public/Get-Version.ps1
index 2e727695..1171dd73 100644
--- a/AU/Public/Get-Version.ps1
+++ b/AU/Public/Get-Version.ps1
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <#
 .SYNOPSIS
-    Get a semver-like object from a given version string.
+    Parses a semver-like object from a string in a flexible manner.
 
 .DESCRIPTION
     This function parses a string containing a semver-like version
@@ -10,15 +10,46 @@
     and optionally a pre-release and a build metadata.
 
     The parsing is quite flexible:
-    - the string can starts with a 'v'
+    - the version can be in the middle of a url or sentence
+    - first version found is returned
     - there can be no hyphen between the version and the pre-release
-    - extra spaces (between any parts of the semver-like version) are ignored
+    - extra spaces are ignored
+    - optional delimiters can be provided to help parsing the string
+
+.EXAMPLE
+    Get-Version 'Last version: 1.2.3 beta 3.'
+
+    Returns 1.2.3-beta3
+
+.EXAMPLE
+    Get-Version 'https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.24.0-beta2/AtomSetup.exe'
+
+    Return 1.24.0-beta2
+
+.EXAMPLE
+    Get-Version 'http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/windows/win32/kodi-17.6-Krypton-x86.exe' -Delimiter '-'
+
+    Return 17.6
 #>
 function Get-Version {
     [CmdletBinding()]
     param(
         # Version string to parse.
-        [string] $Version
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+        [string] $Version,
+        # Optional delimiter(s) to help locate the version in the string: the version must start and end with one of these chars.
+        [char[]] $Delimiter
     )
+    if ($Delimiter) {
+        $delimiters = $Delimiter -join ''
+        @('\', ']', '^', '-') | % { $delimiters = $delimiters.Replace($_, "\$_") }
+        $regex = $Version | Select-String -Pattern "[$delimiters](\d+\.\d+[^$delimiters]*)[$delimiters]" -AllMatches
+        foreach ($match in $regex.Matches) {
+            $reference = [ref] $null
+            if ([AUVersion]::TryParse($match.Groups[1], $reference, $false)) {
+                return $reference.Value
+            }
+        }
+    }
     return [AUVersion]::Parse($Version, $false)
 }
diff --git a/tests/Get-Version.Tests.ps1 b/tests/Get-Version.Tests.ps1
index 39551622..c99f677b 100644
--- a/tests/Get-Version.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tests/Get-Version.Tests.ps1
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@ Describe 'Get-Version' -Tag getversion {
 
         It 'should not convert a non-strict version' {
             { ConvertTo-AUVersion '1.2.3.4a' } | Should Throw
-            # for now, chocolatey does only support SemVer v1 (no dot separated identifiers in pre-release):
-            { ConvertTo-AUVersion 'v1.2.3.4-beta1+xyz001' } | Should Throw
-            # here is the SemVer v2 equivalent:
-            #{ ConvertTo-AUVersion 'v1.2.3.4-beta.1+xyz.001' } | Should Throw
+            { ConvertTo-AUVersion 'v1.2.3.4-beta.1+xyz.001' } | Should Throw
         }
 
         It 'should parse a non strict version' {
@@ -107,5 +104,42 @@ Describe 'Get-Version' -Tag getversion {
             $version = [AUVersion] $Value
             $version | Should Not BeNullOrEmpty
         }
+
+        $testCases = @(
+            @{Value = '1.2-beta.3'          ; ExpectedResult = '1.2-beta3'}
+            @{Value = '1.2+xyz.4'           ; ExpectedResult = '1.2+xyz4'}
+            @{Value = '1.2-beta.3+xyz.4'    ; ExpectedResult = '1.2-beta3+xyz4'}
+            )
+
+        It 'converts semver v2 to semver v1' -TestCases $testCases { param($Value, $ExpectedResult)
+            $version = [AUVersion] $Value
+            $version | Should Be ([AUVersion] $ExpectedResult)
+        }
+
+        $testCases = @(
+            @{ExpectedResult = '5.4.9'    ; Delimiter = '-' ; Value = 'http://dl.airserver.com/pc32/AirServer-5.4.9-x86.msi'}
+            @{ExpectedResult = '1.24.0-beta2'               ; Value = 'https://github.com/atom/atom/releases/download/v1.24.0-beta2/AtomSetup.exe'}
+            @{ExpectedResult = '2.4.0.24-beta'              ; Value = 'https://github.com/gurnec/HashCheck/releases/download/v2.4.0.24-beta/HashCheckSetup-v2.4.0.24-beta.exe'}
+            @{ExpectedResult = '2.0.9'                      ; Value = 'http://www.ltr-data.se/files/imdiskinst_2.0.9.exe'}
+            @{ExpectedResult = '17.6'     ; Delimiter = '-' ; Value = 'http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/windows/win32/kodi-17.6-Krypton-x86.exe'}
+            @{ExpectedResult = '0.70.2'                     ; Value = 'https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/releases/download/0.70.2/LAVFilters-0.70.2-Installer.exe'}
+            @{ExpectedResult = '2.2.0-1'                    ; Value = 'https://files.kde.org/marble/downloads/windows/Marble-setup_2.2.0-1_x64.exe'}
+            @{ExpectedResult = '2.3.2'                      ; Value = 'https://github.com/sabnzbd/sabnzbd/releases/download/2.3.2/SABnzbd-2.3.2-win-setup.exe'}
+            @{ExpectedResult = '1.9'      ; Delimiter = '-' ; Value = 'http://download.serviio.org/releases/serviio-1.9-win-setup.exe'}
+            @{ExpectedResult = '0.17.0'                     ; Value = 'https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/releases/download/v0.17.0/stellarium-0.17.0-win32.exe'}
+            @{ExpectedResult = '5.24.3.1'                   ; Value = 'http://strawberryperl.com/download/5.24.3.1/strawberry-perl-5.24.3.1-32bit.msi'}
+            @{ExpectedResult = '3.5.4'                      ; Value = 'https://github.com/SubtitleEdit/subtitleedit/releases/download/3.5.4/SubtitleEdit-3.5.4-Setup.zip'}
+            # for now, chocolatey does only support SemVer v1 (no dot separated identifiers in pre-release):
+            @{ExpectedResult = '1.2.3-beta4'                ; Value = 'v 1.2.3 beta 4'}
+            @{ExpectedResult = '1.2.3-beta3'                ; Value = 'Last version: 1.2.3 beta 3.'}
+            # here is the SemVer v2 equivalent:
+            #@{ExpectedResult = '1.2.3-beta.4'                ; Value = 'v 1.2.3 beta 4'}
+            #@{ExpectedResult = '1.2.3-beta.3'                ; Value = 'Last version: 1.2.3 beta 3.'}
+            )
+
+        It 'should parse any non strict version' -TestCases $testCases { param($Value, $Delimiter, $ExpectedResult)
+            $version = Get-Version $Value -Delimiter $Delimiter
+            $version | Should Be ([AUVersion] $ExpectedResult)
+        }
     }
 }