diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 46463271..da636e6b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@
             </revapi.differences>
             <revapi.versions>
               <enabled>true</enabled>
+              <strictSemver>false</strictSemver>
             </revapi.versions>
             <revapi.filter>
               <elements>