diff --git a/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/validate_test.go b/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/validate_test.go
index 41980de4..97d21a5a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/validate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jenkins/configuration/base/validate_test.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestValidatePlugins(t *testing.T) {
 
 		got := baseReconcileLoop.validatePlugins(requiredBasePlugins, basePlugins, userPlugins)
 
-		assert.Equal(t, got, []string{"invalid plugin version 'simple-plugin:invalid', must follow pattern '^[0-9\\\\.]+$'"})
+		assert.Equal(t, got, []string{"invalid plugin version 'simple-plugin:invalid', must follow pattern '^[0-9\\\\.-]+$'"})
 	})
 	t.Run("valid base plugin", func(t *testing.T) {
 		var requiredBasePlugins []plugins.Plugin
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ func TestValidatePlugins(t *testing.T) {
 		var userPlugins []v1alpha2.Plugin
 
 		got := baseReconcileLoop.validatePlugins(requiredBasePlugins, basePlugins, userPlugins)
-
-		assert.Equal(t, got, []string{"invalid plugin version 'simple-plugin:invalid', must follow pattern '^[0-9\\\\.]+$'"})
+    
+		assert.Equal(t, got, []string{"invalid plugin version 'simple-plugin:invalid', must follow pattern '^[0-9\\\\.-]+$'"})
 	})
 	t.Run("valid user and base plugin version", func(t *testing.T) {
 		var requiredBasePlugins []plugins.Plugin
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jenkins/plugins/plugin.go b/pkg/controller/jenkins/plugins/plugin.go
index d4ee39e0..ef4dde30 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jenkins/plugins/plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jenkins/plugins/plugin.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (p Plugin) String() string {
 
 var (
 	namePattern    = regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)^[0-9a-z-_]+$`)
-	versionPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`^[0-9\\.]+$`)
+	versionPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`^[0-9\\.-]+$`)
 )
 
 // New creates plugin from string, for example "name-of-plugin:0.0.1"
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jenkins/plugins/plugin_test.go b/pkg/controller/jenkins/plugins/plugin_test.go
index 26116a67..36243187 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jenkins/plugins/plugin_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jenkins/plugins/plugin_test.go
@@ -115,4 +115,13 @@ func TestVerifyDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Contains(t, got, "Plugin 'first-root-plugin:1.0.0' requires version '0.0.1' but plugin 'first-root-plugin:2.0.0' requires '0.0.2' for plugin 'first-plugin'")
 		assert.Contains(t, got, "Plugin 'first-root-plugin:2.0.0' requires version '0.0.2' but plugin 'first-root-plugin:1.0.0' requires '0.0.1' for plugin 'first-plugin'")
 	})
+	t.Run("happy with dash in version", func(t *testing.T) {
+		basePlugins := map[Plugin][]Plugin{
+			Must(New("first-root-plugin:1.0.0-1")): {
+				Must(New("first-plugin:0.0.1-1")),
+			},
+		}
+		got := VerifyDependencies(basePlugins)
+		assert.Nil(got)
+	})
 }