diff --git a/check_forgejo_upgrade b/check_forgejo_upgrade
index ceb5db6..65a4c41 100755
--- a/check_forgejo_upgrade
+++ b/check_forgejo_upgrade
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ 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)