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Regex for Semantic Version (Strict)

Regex Pattern

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

Strict semantic versioning (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH)

Quick Answer

The regex pattern for semantic version (strict) is `^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)$`. Strict semantic versioning (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH). This works in JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, and most regex engines that support PCRE syntax.

Test Examples

InputResult
1.0.0✓ Matches
0.1.0✓ Matches
12.34.56✓ Matches
1.0✗ No match
v1.0.0✗ No match
1.0.0-beta✗ No match
01.0.0✗ No match

Code Examples

javascript

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

python

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

ruby

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

php

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

java

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

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