diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/dependencies/VersionGeneric.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/dependencies/VersionGeneric.java
index aadfcc3..977b14e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/dependencies/VersionGeneric.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/dependencies/VersionGeneric.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 
 /**
+ * Generic version implementation based on the Maven implementation.
  *
  * @since 2.0
  */
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public boolean isSnapshot() {
      * @param version The version string, must not be {@code null}.
      * @since 2.0
      */
-    VersionGeneric(String version) {
+    public VersionGeneric(String version) {
         version_ = requireNonNull(version, "version cannot be null");
         items_ = parse(version);
         hash_ = items_.hashCode();