diff --git a/tests/test_version.py b/tests/test_version.py
index 58192c8..52a3cfc 100644
--- a/tests/test_version.py
+++ b/tests/test_version.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 
 def test_version():
-    assert __version__ == "unknown" or "dev" in __version__ or "0.1.0" in __version__
+    assert __version__ == "unknown" or "dev" in __version__ or "rc" in __version__ or len(__version__.split(".")) >= 2
     #      ^ conda env will default to "unknown" if not set
     #                                  ^ pixi will default to the default tag in pryproject.toml
     #                                    if not set, it will default to "0.0.1" + "devxxx" on local dev builds