diff --git a/check_forgejo_upgrade b/check_forgejo_upgrade
index 3483d13..dc287a0 100755
--- a/check_forgejo_upgrade
+++ b/check_forgejo_upgrade
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ if not CURRENT:
     print(EXCEPTION if EXCEPTION else "")
     sys.exit(3)
 
+CURRENT = CURRENT.replace("+", "-")
+logging.debug("Cleaned current version: %s", CURRENT)
+
 LATEST = None
 try:
     logging.debug("Get releases RSS feed from %s...", options.url)