Index: archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-common/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archiva/common/utils/VersionUtil.java
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--- archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-common/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archiva/common/utils/VersionUtil.java	(revision 768870)
+++ archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-common/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archiva/common/utils/VersionUtil.java	(working copy)
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@
 
             if ( mat.matches() )
             {
+                if ( i == 0 )
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
                 countValidParts++;
             }
         }