diff --git a/igniter/bootstrap_repos.py b/igniter/bootstrap_repos.py
index addcbed24c8..077f56d7694 100644
--- a/igniter/bootstrap_repos.py
+++ b/igniter/bootstrap_repos.py
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ class OpenPypeVersion(semver.VersionInfo):
     """
     staging = False
     path = None
-    _VERSION_REGEX = re.compile(r"(?P<major>0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?P<minor>0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?P<patch>0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-(?P<prerelease>(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+(?P<buildmetadata>[0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?")  # noqa: E501
+    # this should match any string complying with https://semver.org/
+    _VERSION_REGEX = re.compile(r"(?P<major>0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?P<minor>0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?P<patch>0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-(?P<prerelease>[a-zA-Z\d\-.]*))?(?:\+(?P<buildmetadata>[a-zA-Z\d\-.]*))?")  # noqa: E501
     _installed_version = None
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -211,6 +212,8 @@ def version_in_str(string: str) -> Union[None, OpenPypeVersion]:
             OpenPypeVersion: of detected or None.
 
         """
+        # strip .zip ext if present
+        string = re.sub(r"\.zip$", "", string, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
         m = re.search(OpenPypeVersion._VERSION_REGEX, string)
         if not m:
             return None