diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 40c94c9..ce72793 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [bumpversion]
 current_version = 5.0.0-b24
 commit = True
-parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(\-(?P<release>.*)(?P<build>\d+))?
+parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(\-(?P<release>[^\d]*)(?P<build>\d+))?
 serialize = 
 	{major}.{minor}.{patch}-{release}{build}
 	{major}.{minor}.{patch}