diff --git a/examples/sample-program/README.md b/examples/sample-program/README.md
index 6a3e6f8..93cafbc 100644
--- a/examples/sample-program/README.md
+++ b/examples/sample-program/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Usage of ./test_program:
 
 You'll need to have the make utility and npm installed for the demo.
 
-The Makefile for the sample project is pretty full featured, since I use it to test this module. Some feature you might find useful to test your own project:
+The Makefile for the sample project is pretty full featured, since I use it to test this module. Some features you might find useful to test your own project:
 
 | Make Invocation | What It Does |
 |:--- |:--- |
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index 2880493..b26cd86 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -55,11 +55,7 @@ func (vc *ViteConfig) parsePackageJSON() (*PackageJSON, error) {
 }
 
 func analyzePackageJSON(pkgJSON *PackageJSON) *JSAppParams {
-	semVer, err := regexp.Compile(`^\^((\d+)\.\d+\.\d+)$`)
-	if err != nil {
-		// remove once we verify the regexp
-		panic(err)
-	}
+	semVer := regexp.MustCompile(`^[\^]*((\d+)\.\d+\.\d+)$`)
 
 	// parse for a ver; return the full version,
 	// and the major version. Empty strings if
@@ -69,8 +65,8 @@ func analyzePackageJSON(pkgJSON *PackageJSON) *JSAppParams {
 		var major string
 		var fullVers string
 		if matches != nil {
-			major = matches[1]
-			fullVers = matches[2]
+			major = matches[2]
+			fullVers = matches[1]
 		}
 		return major, fullVers
 	}