diff --git a/e107_admin/plugin.php b/e107_admin/plugin.php
index 3477659fc..18123e33f 100644
--- a/e107_admin/plugin.php
+++ b/e107_admin/plugin.php
@@ -2809,7 +2809,7 @@ class pluginBuilder
 					$default 	= '1.0';
 					$required 	= true;
 					$help 		= EPL_ADLAN_138;
-					$pattern	= "^[\d]{1,2}\.[\d]{1,2}$";
+					$pattern	= "^[\d]{1,2}\.[\d]{1,2}(\.[\d]{1,2})?$";
 					$xsize		= 'small';
 				break;
 
diff --git a/e107_languages/English/admin/lan_plugin.php b/e107_languages/English/admin/lan_plugin.php
index abc2631db..f1d73817f 100644
--- a/e107_languages/English/admin/lan_plugin.php
+++ b/e107_languages/English/admin/lan_plugin.php
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ define ("EPL_ADLAN_134","Please create [b][x][/b] in your plugin directory with
 define ("EPL_ADLAN_135","The name of your plugin. (Must be written in English)");
 define ("EPL_ADLAN_136","If you have a language file, enter the LAN_XXX value for the plugin's name");
 define ("EPL_ADLAN_137","Creation date of your plugin");
-define ("EPL_ADLAN_138","The version of your plugin. Format: x.x");
+define ("EPL_ADLAN_138","The version of your plugin. Format: x.x or x.x.x");
 define ("EPL_ADLAN_139","Compatible with this version of e107");
 define ("EPL_ADLAN_140","Author Name");
 define ("EPL_ADLAN_141","Author Website URL");