diff --git a/AU/Private/AUVersion.ps1 b/AU/Private/AUVersion.ps1
index 8e5587c2..ac240c09 100644
--- a/AU/Private/AUVersion.ps1
+++ b/AU/Private/AUVersion.ps1
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class AUVersion : System.IComparable {
         if ($pr -and !$strict) { $pr = $pr.Replace(' ', '.') }
         if ($bm -and !$strict) { $bm = $bm.Replace(' ', '.') }
         # for now, chocolatey does only support SemVer v1 (no dot separated identifiers in pre-release):
+        if ($pr -and $strict -and $pr -like '*.*') { return $false }
+        if ($bm -and $strict -and $bm -like '*.*') { return $false }
         if ($pr) { $pr = $pr.Replace('.', '') }
         if ($bm) { $bm = $bm.Replace('.', '') }
         #
diff --git a/tests/Get-Version.Tests.ps1 b/tests/Get-Version.Tests.ps1
index c99f677b..487d64ff 100644
--- a/tests/Get-Version.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tests/Get-Version.Tests.ps1
@@ -106,14 +106,13 @@ Describe 'Get-Version' -Tag getversion {
         }
 
         $testCases = @(
-            @{Value = '1.2-beta.3'          ; ExpectedResult = '1.2-beta3'}
-            @{Value = '1.2+xyz.4'           ; ExpectedResult = '1.2+xyz4'}
-            @{Value = '1.2-beta.3+xyz.4'    ; ExpectedResult = '1.2-beta3+xyz4'}
+            @{Value = '1.2-beta.3'}
+            @{Value = '1.2+xyz.4'}
+            @{Value = '1.2-beta.3+xyz.4'}
             )
 
-        It 'converts semver v2 to semver v1' -TestCases $testCases { param($Value, $ExpectedResult)
-            $version = [AUVersion] $Value
-            $version | Should Be ([AUVersion] $ExpectedResult)
+        It 'does not convert semver v2' -TestCases $testCases { param($Value, $ExpectedResult)
+            { [AUVersion] $Value } | Should Throw 'Invalid version'
         }
 
         $testCases = @(