diff --git a/GitVersion.yml b/GitVersion.yml
index 52981c4aca..062979b1e0 100644
--- a/GitVersion.yml
+++ b/GitVersion.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ branches:
     increment: None
     prevent-increment-of-merged-branch-version: true
     track-merge-target: false
-    regex: ^v*|^releases?[/-]
+    regex: ^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$|^releases?[/-]
     source-branches:
     - main
     - release