diff --git a/main.sh b/main.sh
index 2cdec687..183db0b4 100755
--- a/main.sh
+++ b/main.sh
@@ -386,10 +386,10 @@ fi
 for tool in "${tools[@]}"; do
     if [[ "${tool}" == *"@"* ]]; then
         version="${tool#*@}"
-        if [[ ! "${version}" =~ ^([1-9][0-9]*(\.[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)?|0\.[1-9][0-9]*(\.[0-9]+)?|^0\.0\.[0-9]+)(-[0-9A-Za-z\.-]+)?(\+[0-9A-Za-z\.-]+)?$|^latest$ ]]; then
-            bail "install-action does not support semver operators"
-        fi
         if [[ ! "${version}" =~ ^([1-9][0-9]*(\.[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)?|0\.[1-9][0-9]*(\.[0-9]+)?|^0\.0\.[0-9]+)$|^latest$ ]]; then
+            if [[ ! "${version}" =~ ^([1-9][0-9]*(\.[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)?|0\.[1-9][0-9]*(\.[0-9]+)?|^0\.0\.[0-9]+)(-[0-9A-Za-z\.-]+)?(\+[0-9A-Za-z\.-]+)?$|^latest$ ]]; then
+                bail "install-action does not support semver operators"
+            fi
             bail "install-action v2 does not support semver pre-release and build-metadata; please submit an issue if you need these supports again"
         fi
     else