diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionSelector.php b/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionSelector.php
index 138b8fabf..95c8efb4e 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionSelector.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionSelector.php
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ class VersionSelector
      *
      * For example:
      *  * 1.2.1         -> ^1.2
+     *  * 1.2.1.2       -> ^1.2
      *  * 1.2           -> ^1.2
      *  * v3.2.1        -> ^3.2
      *  * 2.0-beta.1    -> ^2.0@beta
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ class VersionSelector
         $semanticVersionParts = explode('.', $version);
 
         // check to see if we have a semver-looking version
-        if (count($semanticVersionParts) === 4 && Preg::isMatch('{^0\D?}', $semanticVersionParts[3])) {
+        if (count($semanticVersionParts) === 4 && Preg::isMatch('{^\d+\D?}', $semanticVersionParts[3])) {
             // remove the last parts (i.e. the patch version number and any extra)
             if ($semanticVersionParts[0] === '0') {
                 unset($semanticVersionParts[3]);
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionSelectorTest.php b/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionSelectorTest.php
index e5d21d7a2..aec5cf86c 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionSelectorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionSelectorTest.php
@@ -346,6 +346,9 @@ class VersionSelectorTest extends TestCase
             ['0.1.3', '^0.1.3'],
             ['0.0.3', '^0.0.3'],
             ['0.0.3-alpha', '^0.0.3@alpha'],
+            ['0.0.3.4-alpha', '^0.0.3@alpha'],
+            ['3.0.0.2-RC2', '^3.0@RC'],
+            ['1.2.1.1020402', '^1.2'],
             // date-based versions are not touched at all
             ['v20121020', 'v20121020'],
             ['v20121020.2', 'v20121020.2'],