diff --git a/bin/git-release b/bin/git-release
index 18fda980a..a2abb715a 100755
--- a/bin/git-release
+++ b/bin/git-release
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ if test $# -gt 0; then
     latest_tag=$(git describe --tags "$(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1)")
 
     if [[ ! "$latest_tag" =~ \
-        ^([^0-9]*)([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]+)\.([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]+)\.([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]+)(.*) ]]; then
+        ^([^0-9]*)([1-9][0-9]+|[0-9])\.([1-9][0-9]+|[0-9])\.([1-9][0-9]+|[0-9])(.*) ]]; then
       echo "the latest tag doesn't match semver format requirement" 1>&2
       exit 1
     fi
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ if test $# -gt 0; then
     (( ++version ))
 
     case "$semver" in
-    major ) version="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}$version.${BASH_REMATCH[3]}.${BASH_REMATCH[4]}${BASH_REMATCH[5]}" ;;
-    minor ) version="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}${BASH_REMATCH[2]}.$version.${BASH_REMATCH[4]}${BASH_REMATCH[5]}" ;;
+    major ) version="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}$version.0.0${BASH_REMATCH[5]}" ;;
+    minor ) version="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}${BASH_REMATCH[2]}.$version.0${BASH_REMATCH[5]}" ;;
     patch ) version="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}${BASH_REMATCH[2]}.${BASH_REMATCH[3]}.$version${BASH_REMATCH[5]}" ;;
     esac
   fi