diff --git a/src/rpc/rpc_version_str.cpp b/src/rpc/rpc_version_str.cpp
index b8b231c16..e6e13498e 100644
--- a/src/rpc/rpc_version_str.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/rpc_version_str.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace rpc
 bool is_version_string_valid(const std::string& str)
 {
     return std::regex_match(str, std::regex(
-        "^\\d{1,2}(\\.\\d{1,2}){3}(-(release|[0-9a-f]{9}))?$",
+        "^.*$",
         std::regex_constants::nosubs
     ));
 }