diff --git a/launcher/Version.cpp b/launcher/Version.cpp
index fdfd2721b..ebe31b12a 100644
--- a/launcher/Version.cpp
+++ b/launcher/Version.cpp
@@ -107,9 +107,11 @@ void Version::parse()
         if (c == '+') {
             break;  // Ignore appendices
         }
-        if (c == '-') {
+        // custom: the space is special to handle the strings like "1.20 Pre-Release 1"
+        // this is needed to support Modrinth versions
+        if (c == '-' || c == ' ') {
             // Add dash to component
-            cur.value += '-';
+            cur.value += c;
             i++;
             // If the next rune is non-digit, mark as pre-release (requires >= 1 non-digit after dash so the component has length > 1)
             if (i < len && !m_string.at(i).isDigit()) {
@@ -121,8 +123,9 @@ void Version::parse()
         }
         for (; i < len; i++) {
             auto r = m_string.at(i);
-            if ((r.isDigit() != (cur.t == Section::Type::Numeric)) ||
-                (r == '-' && cur.t != Section::Type::PreRelease)  // "---" is a valid pre-release component
+            if ((r.isDigit() != (cur.t == Section::Type::Numeric))   // starts a new section
+                || (r == ' ' && cur.t == Section::Type::Numeric)     // custom: numeric section then a space is a pre-release
+                || (r == '-' && cur.t != Section::Type::PreRelease)  // "---" is a valid pre-release component
                 || r == '+') {
                 // Run completed (do not consume this rune)
                 break;
diff --git a/tests/Version_test.cpp b/tests/Version_test.cpp
index f3bdfec14..f6ac6f951 100644
--- a/tests/Version_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/Version_test.cpp
@@ -181,8 +181,33 @@ class VersionTest : public QObject {
         QCOMPARE(v1 > v2, !lessThan && !equal);
         QCOMPARE(v1 == v2, equal);
     }
+
+    void test_strict_weak_order()
+    {
+        // this tests the strict_weak_order
+        // https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/concepts/strict_weak_order.html
+        Version a("1.10 Pre-Release 1");  // this is a pre-relese is before b because ' ' is lower than '-'
+        Version b("1.10-pre1");           // this is a pre-release is before c that is an actual release
+        Version c("1.10");
+
+        auto r = [](const Version& a, const Version& b) { return a < b; };
+        auto e = [&r](const Version& a, const Version& b) { return !r(a, b) && !r(b, a); };
+
+        qCritical() << a << b << c;
+
+        // irreflexive
+        QCOMPARE(r(a, a), false);
+        QCOMPARE(r(b, b), false);
+        QCOMPARE(r(c, c), false);
+        // transitive
+        QCOMPARE(r(a, b), true);
+        QCOMPARE(r(b, c), true);
+        QCOMPARE(r(a, c), true);
+        // transitive equivalence
+        QCOMPARE(e(a, b) && e(b, c), e(a, c));
+    }
 };
 
 QTEST_GUILESS_MAIN(VersionTest)
 
-#include "Version_test.moc"
+#include "Version_test.moc"
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