diff --git a/pkg/cmd/version.go b/pkg/cmd/version.go
index 338da99be5..0dfabbc08a 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/version.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/version.go
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ func operatorVersion(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, namespace string) (st
 }
 
 func compatibleVersions(aVersion, bVersion string, cmd *cobra.Command) bool {
+	if aVersion == bVersion {
+		return true
+	}
 	a, err := semver.NewVersion(aVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "Could not parse '"+aVersion+"' (error:", err.Error()+")")
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/version_test.go b/pkg/cmd/version_test.go
index 69951c442d..383fe9cf93 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/version_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/version_test.go
@@ -86,3 +86,9 @@ func TestCompatibleVersions(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, false, compatibleVersions("1.3.0", "dsadsa", rootCmd))
 	assert.Equal(t, false, compatibleVersions("dsadsa", "1.3.4", rootCmd))
 }
+
+func TestCompatibleVersionsNonSemver(t *testing.T) {
+	_, rootCmd, _ := initializeVersionCmdOptions(t)
+	assert.Equal(t, true, compatibleVersions("1.3.0.special-version", "1.3.0.special-version", rootCmd))
+	assert.Equal(t, false, compatibleVersions("1.3.1.special-version", "1.3.0.special-version", rootCmd))
+}