diff --git a/lib/cocoapods-core/version.rb b/lib/cocoapods-core/version.rb
index b65b3cae..f2a12e69 100644
--- a/lib/cocoapods-core/version.rb
+++ b/lib/cocoapods-core/version.rb
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ def compare_segments(other)
 
           if comparison = lhs <=> rhs
             return comparison
+          else
+            return -1 if lhs.is_a?(Numeric) && rhs.is_a?(String)
+            return  1 if rhs.is_a?(Numeric) && lhs.is_a?(String)
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/version_spec.rb b/spec/version_spec.rb
index 725bda11..45103318 100644
--- a/spec/version_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/version_spec.rb
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ module Pod
 
         # Example from CocoaPods/CocoaPods#5718
         Version.new('1.0-beta.8').should.be < Version.new('1.0-beta.8a')
+
+        # Example from section 11.4.3 on semver.org
+        Version.new('1.0.0-beta.3rd.1').should.not.be >= Version.new('1.0.0-beta.ios17.1')
       end
     end