diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index 00effefa..88b0626c 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ func VersionsMatch(apiVersion string) bool {
 	if len(withoutPatchRelease) < 3 {
 		return false
 	}
-	majorMinor := strings.Join(withoutPatchRelease[:len(withoutPatchRelease)-1], ".")
+	majorMinor := strings.Join(withoutPatchRelease[:2], ".")
 	return strings.HasPrefix(strings.TrimPrefix(apiVersion, "v"), strings.TrimPrefix(majorMinor, "v"))
 }
diff --git a/internal/version/version_test.go b/internal/version/version_test.go
index 9791717e..e51b64dd 100644
--- a/internal/version/version_test.go
+++ b/internal/version/version_test.go
@@ -26,4 +26,8 @@ func TestVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	Version = "1.15.4"
 	match = VersionsMatch("v2.15.2")
 	assert.True(t, "versions do not match", !match)
+
+	Version = "1.12.2+cli.rc1"
+	match = VersionsMatch("v1.12.9")
+	assert.True(t, "versions do match", match)
 }