diff --git a/.bumpversion.toml b/.bumpversion.toml
index ceed6f882..8a38a1a7d 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.toml
+++ b/.bumpversion.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.bumpversion]
   allow_dirty = true
-  current_version = "0.184.3"
+  current_version = "0.184.4"
 
   [[tool.bumpversion.files]]
     filename = "pyproject.toml"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 43620c5ff..3751b2a89 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "coloredlogs>=15.0.1",
     "coverage-conditional-plugin>=0.9.0",
     "dycw-pytest-only>=2.1.1",
-    "dycw-utilities[test]>=0.184.2",
+    "dycw-utilities[test]>=0.184.3",
     "pyright>=1.1.408",
     "pytest-cov>=7.0.0",
     "pytest-timeout>=2.4.0",
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
   name = "dycw-utilities"
   readme = "README.md"
   requires-python = ">= 3.12"
-  version = "0.184.3"
+  version = "0.184.4"
 
   [project.entry-points.pytest11]
     pytest-randomly = "utilities.pytest_plugins.pytest_randomly"
diff --git a/src/tests/test_version.py b/src/tests/test_version.py
index 4c313ddab..090c20c75 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_version.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_version.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from re import search
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from hypothesis import given
+from hypothesis import assume, given
 from hypothesis.strategies import booleans, integers, none
 from pytest import mark, param, raises
 
@@ -35,7 +35,18 @@
 class TestParseVersion2Or3:
     @mark.parametrize(
         ("text", "expected"),
-        [param("0.1", Version2(0, 1)), param("0.0.1", Version3(0, 0, 1))],
+        [
+            param("0.1", Version2(0, 1)),
+            param("0.12", Version2(0, 12)),
+            param("1.23", Version2(1, 23)),
+            param("12.34", Version2(12, 34)),
+            param("0.0.1", Version3(0, 0, 1)),
+            param("0.0.12", Version3(0, 0, 12)),
+            param("0.1.23", Version3(0, 1, 23)),
+            param("0.12.34", Version3(0, 12, 34)),
+            param("1.23.45", Version3(1, 23, 45)),
+            param("12.34.56", Version3(12, 34, 56)),
+        ],
     )
     def test_main(self, *, text: str, expected: Version2Or3) -> None:
         result = parse_version_2_or_3(text)
@@ -191,6 +202,7 @@ def test_with_suffix(self, *, version: Version3, suffix: str | None) -> None:
 
     @given(version=version3s())
     def test_version2(self, *, version: Version3) -> None:
+        _ = assume((version.major > 0) or (version.minor > 0))
         new = version.version2.version3(patch=version.patch)
         assert new == version
 
diff --git a/src/utilities/__init__.py b/src/utilities/__init__.py
index f4ed85fc4..95aac9105 100644
--- a/src/utilities/__init__.py
+++ b/src/utilities/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = "0.184.3"
+__version__ = "0.184.4"
diff --git a/src/utilities/version.py b/src/utilities/version.py
index 034b6359a..0d1e84b8d 100644
--- a/src/utilities/version.py
+++ b/src/utilities/version.py
@@ -291,10 +291,10 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
 
 def parse_version_2_or_3(text: str, /) -> Version2Or3:
     """Parse a string into a Version2 or Version3 object."""
-    with suppress(_Version2ParseError):
-        return Version2.parse(text)
     with suppress(_Version3ParseError):
         return Version3.parse(text)
+    with suppress(_Version2ParseError):
+        return Version2.parse(text)
     raise ParseVersion2Or3Error(text=text)
 
 
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 2bd3bfb7f..cb43b6a73 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dycw-utilities"
-version = "0.184.3"
+version = "0.184.4"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "atomicwrites" },
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ dev = [
     { name = "coloredlogs", specifier = ">=15.0.1" },
     { name = "coverage-conditional-plugin", specifier = ">=0.9.0" },
     { name = "dycw-pytest-only", specifier = ">=2.1.1" },
-    { name = "dycw-utilities", extras = ["test"], specifier = ">=0.184.2" },
+    { name = "dycw-utilities", extras = ["test"], specifier = ">=0.184.3" },
     { name = "pyright", specifier = ">=1.1.408" },
     { name = "pytest-cov", specifier = ">=7.0.0" },
     { name = "pytest-timeout", specifier = ">=2.4.0" },