diff --git a/npm/util/util.go b/npm/util/util.go
index 4c42ca8140..eb77b951ae 100644
--- a/npm/util/util.go
+++ b/npm/util/util.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"hash/fnv"
 	"os"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"sort"
 
@@ -16,6 +17,9 @@ import (
 // IsNewNwPolicyVerFlag indicates if the current kubernetes version is newer than 1.11 or not
 var IsNewNwPolicyVerFlag = false
 
+// regex to get minor version
+var re = regexp.MustCompile("[0-9]+")
+
 // Exists reports whether the named file or directory exists.
 func Exists(filePath string) bool {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(filePath); err == nil {
@@ -98,11 +102,19 @@ func GetHashedName(name string) string {
 // returns -1, 0, 1 if firstVer smaller, equals, bigger than secondVer respectively.
 // returns -2 for error.
 func CompareK8sVer(firstVer *version.Info, secondVer *version.Info) int {
-	v1, err := semver.NewVersion(firstVer.Major+firstVer.Minor)
+	v1Minor := re.FindAllString(firstVer.Minor, -1)
+	if len(v1Minor) < 1 {
+		return -2
+	}
+	v1, err := semver.NewVersion(firstVer.Major+"."+v1Minor[0])
 	if err != nil {
 		return -2
 	}
-	v2, err := semver.NewVersion(secondVer.Major+secondVer.Minor)
+	v2Minor := re.FindAllString(secondVer.Minor, -1)
+	if len(v2Minor) < 1 {
+		return -2
+	}
+	v2, err := semver.NewVersion(secondVer.Major+"."+v2Minor[0])
 	if err != nil {
 		return -2
 	}
diff --git a/npm/util/util_test.go b/npm/util/util_test.go
index a4aa61d076..f388ee030e 100644
--- a/npm/util/util_test.go
+++ b/npm/util/util_test.go
@@ -111,6 +111,48 @@ func TestCompareK8sVer(t *testing.T) {
 	if res := CompareK8sVer(firstVer, secondVer); res != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("TestCompareK8sVer failed @ firstVer > secondVer w/ hotfix tag/pre-release")
 	}
+
+	firstVer = &version.Info{
+		Major: "1",
+		Minor: "14+",
+	}
+	
+	secondVer = &version.Info{
+		Major: "1",
+		Minor: "11",
+	}
+	
+	if res := CompareK8sVer(firstVer, secondVer); res != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("TestCompareK8sVer failed @ firstVer > secondVer w/ minor+ release")
+	}
+
+	firstVer = &version.Info{
+		Major: "2",
+		Minor: "1",
+	}
+
+	secondVer = &version.Info{
+		Major: "1",
+		Minor: "11",
+	}
+
+	if res := CompareK8sVer(firstVer, secondVer); res != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("TestCompareK8sVer failed @ firstVer > secondVer w/ major version upgrade")
+	}
+
+	firstVer = &version.Info{
+		Major: "1",
+		Minor: "11",
+	}
+
+	secondVer = &version.Info{
+		Major: "2",
+		Minor: "1",
+	}
+
+	if res := CompareK8sVer(firstVer, secondVer); res != -1 {
+		t.Errorf("TestCompareK8sVer failed @ firstVer < secondVer w/ major version upgrade")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestIsNewNwPolicyVer(t *testing.T) {