diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionParser.php b/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionParser.php
index de0c624f3..3a214f150 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionParser.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Version/VersionParser.php
@@ -416,12 +416,16 @@ class VersionParser
             $lowVersion = $this->normalize($matches['from']);
             $lowerBound = new VersionConstraint('>=', $lowVersion . $lowStabilitySuffix);
 
-            if ((!empty($matches[11]) && !empty($matches[12])) || !empty($matches[14]) || !empty($matches[16])) {
+            $empty = function ($x) {
+                return ($x === 0 || $x === "0") ? false : empty($x);
+            };
+
+            if ((!$empty($matches[11]) && !$empty($matches[12])) || !empty($matches[14]) || !empty($matches[16])) {
                 $highVersion = $this->normalize($matches['to']);
                 $upperBound = new VersionConstraint('<=', $highVersion);
             } else {
                 $highMatch = array('', $matches[10], $matches[11], $matches[12], $matches[13]);
-                $highVersion = $this->manipulateVersionString($highMatch, empty($matches[11]) ? 1 : 2, 1) . '-dev';
+                $highVersion = $this->manipulateVersionString($highMatch, $empty($matches[11]) ? 1 : 2, 1) . '-dev';
                 $upperBound = new VersionConstraint('<', $highVersion);
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionParserTest.php b/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionParserTest.php
index 5162c1814..ceb959051 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionParserTest.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Package/Version/VersionParserTest.php
@@ -374,12 +374,16 @@ class VersionParserTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function hyphenConstraints()
     {
         return array(
-            array('1 - 2',                  new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.0.0.0-dev'),   new VersionConstraint('<',  '3.0.0.0-dev')),
-            array('1.2.3 - 2.3.4.5',        new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.2.3.0-dev'),   new VersionConstraint('<=', '2.3.4.5')),
-            array('1.2-beta - 2.3',         new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.2.0.0-beta'),  new VersionConstraint('<',  '2.4.0.0-dev')),
-            array('1.2-beta - 2.3-dev',     new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.2.0.0-beta'),  new VersionConstraint('<=', '2.3.0.0-dev')),
-            array('1.2-RC - 2.3.1',         new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.2.0.0-RC'),    new VersionConstraint('<=', '2.3.1.0')),
-            array('1.2.3-alpha - 2.3-RC',   new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.2.3.0-alpha'), new VersionConstraint('<=', '2.3.0.0-RC')),
+            array('1 - 2',                new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.0.0.0-dev'),   new VersionConstraint('<',  '3.0.0.0-dev')),
+            array('1.2.3 - 2.3.4.5',      new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.2.3.0-dev'),   new VersionConstraint('<=', '2.3.4.5')),
+            array('1.2-beta - 2.3',       new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.2.0.0-beta'),  new VersionConstraint('<',  '2.4.0.0-dev')),
+            array('1.2-beta - 2.3-dev',   new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.2.0.0-beta'),  new VersionConstraint('<=', '2.3.0.0-dev')),
+            array('1.2-RC - 2.3.1',       new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.2.0.0-RC'),    new VersionConstraint('<=', '2.3.1.0')),
+            array('1.2.3-alpha - 2.3-RC', new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.2.3.0-alpha'), new VersionConstraint('<=', '2.3.0.0-RC')),
+            array('1 - 2.0',              new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.0.0.0-dev'),   new VersionConstraint('<', '2.1.0.0-dev')),
+            array('1 - 2.1',              new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.0.0.0-dev'),   new VersionConstraint('<', '2.2.0.0-dev')),
+            array('1.2 - 2.1.0',          new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.2.0.0-dev'),   new VersionConstraint('<=', '2.1.0.0')),
+            array('1.3 - 2.1.3',          new VersionConstraint('>=', '1.3.0.0-dev'),   new VersionConstraint('<=', '2.1.3.0')),
         );
     }