diff --git a/build/bump-version.sh b/build/bump-version.sh
index ee9d48929..a26781f96 100755
--- a/build/bump-version.sh
+++ b/build/bump-version.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ populateFromVersion() {
     build/build.sh
     local versionString
     versionString=$(./jf -v)
-    fromVersion=${versionString//[^0-9.]/}
+    fromVersion=${versionString//[^0-9.+]/}
 }
 
 # Function to validate arguments