diff --git a/lib/updaters/types/gradle.js b/lib/updaters/types/gradle.js
index 58d9dc879..7d1b1b6d0 100644
--- a/lib/updaters/types/gradle.js
+++ b/lib/updaters/types/gradle.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const versionRegex = /^version\s+=\s+['"]([\d.]+)['"]/m;
+const versionRegex = /^version\s*=\s*['"]([\d.]+.*)['"]/m;
 
 module.exports.readVersion = function (contents) {
   const matches = versionRegex.exec(contents);