diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
index 10bcead41..ade24b156 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.setup-branch
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pipeline {
             steps {
                 script {
                     dir(getRepoName()) {
-                        versionCmd = "python scripts/manage-kogito-version.py --bump-to ${getKogitoVersion()} --confirm"
+                        versionCmd = "python scripts/manage-kogito-version.py --bump-to ${getBuildBranch()} --confirm"
                         versionCmd += " --examples-ref nightly-${getBuildBranch()}"
                         if (getKogitoArtifactsVersion()) {
                             versionCmd += " --artifacts-version ${getKogitoArtifactsVersion()}"
diff --git a/scripts/manage-kogito-version.py b/scripts/manage-kogito-version.py
index 10950d222..733d94a74 100644
--- a/scripts/manage-kogito-version.py
+++ b/scripts/manage-kogito-version.py
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
 
     if args.bump_to:
         # validate if the provided version is valid.
-        # e.g. 1.10.0, 1.0.0-rc1, 999-snapshot or 999-20240101-snapshot
-        pattern = r'(\d+.\d+.)?(\d+$|\d+-rc\d+$|\d+(-\d{8})?-snapshot$)'
+        # e.g. 1.10.0, 10.0.x, 1.0.0-rc1, 999-snapshot or 999-20240101-snapshot
+        pattern = r'(\d+.\d+.)?(x$|\d+$|\d+-rc\d+$|\d+(-\d{8})?-snapshot$)'
         regex = re.compile(pattern, re.IGNORECASE)
         valid = regex.match(args.bump_to)
         examples_ref = ""