diff --git a/versioningHelper.gradle b/versioningHelper.gradle
index f543b8a3b..1b8bde4e2 100644
--- a/versioningHelper.gradle
+++ b/versioningHelper.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ gradle.allprojects {
         String tagIsh
         try {
             exec {
-                commandLine 'git', 'describe', '--tags', '--exclude="Dev"'
+                commandLine 'git', 'describe', '--tags', '--exclude="[dD]ev*"'
                 standardOutput = stdout
             }
             tagIsh = stdout.toString().trim().toLowerCase()