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Regex for Git Version Tag

Regex Pattern

^v?(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)$

Git version tag with optional v prefix (v1.0.0 or 1.0.0)

Quick Answer

The regex pattern for git version tag is `^v?(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)$`. Git version tag with optional v prefix (v1.0.0 or 1.0.0). This works in JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, and most regex engines that support PCRE syntax.

Test Examples

InputResult
v1.0.0✓ Matches
2.3.4✓ Matches
v0.1.0✓ Matches
1.0✗ No match
version-1.0.0✗ No match
v01.0.0✗ No match

Code Examples

javascript

const regex = /^v?(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)$/;
const isValid = regex.test(value);

python

import re
pattern = r'^v?(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)$'
if re.match(pattern, value):
    print("valid")

ruby

pattern = /^v?(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)$/
if value =~ pattern
  puts "valid"
end

php

if (preg_match('/^v?(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)$/', $value)) {
    echo "valid";
}

java

String pattern = "^v?(0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.(0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.(0|[1-9]\\d*)$";
boolean isValid = value.matches(pattern);

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