diff --git a/simple-git/src/lib/tasks/version.ts b/simple-git/src/lib/tasks/version.ts
index 8143d9e9..0b9a87dc 100644
--- a/simple-git/src/lib/tasks/version.ts
+++ b/simple-git/src/lib/tasks/version.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import type { SimpleGitApi } from '../simple-git-api';
 import type { SimpleGit } from '../../../typings';
-import { asNumber, ExitCodes } from '../utils';
+import { asNumber, ExitCodes, LineParser, parseStringResponse } from '../utils';
 
 export interface VersionResult {
    major: number;
    minor: number;
-   patch: number;
+   patch: number | string;
    agent: string;
    installed: boolean;
 }
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const NOT_INSTALLED = 'installed=false';
 function versionResponse(
    major = 0,
    minor = 0,
-   patch = 0,
+   patch: string | number = 0,
    agent = '',
    installed = true
 ): VersionResult {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function versionResponse(
       'toString',
       {
          value() {
-            return `${major}.${minor}.${patch}`;
+            return `${this.major}.${this.minor}.${this.patch}`;
          },
          configurable: false,
          enumerable: false,
@@ -48,24 +48,7 @@ export default function (): Pick<SimpleGit, 'version'> {
          return this._runTask({
             commands: ['--version'],
             format: 'utf-8',
-            parser(stdOut) {
-               if (stdOut === NOT_INSTALLED) {
-                  return notInstalledResponse();
-               }
-
-               const version = /version (\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:\s*\((.+)\))?/.exec(stdOut);
-
-               if (!version) {
-                  return versionResponse(0, 0, 0, stdOut);
-               }
-
-               return versionResponse(
-                  asNumber(version[1]),
-                  asNumber(version[2]),
-                  asNumber(version[3]),
-                  version[4] || ''
-               );
-            },
+            parser: versionParser,
             onError(result, error, done, fail) {
                if (result.exitCode === ExitCodes.NOT_FOUND) {
                   return done(Buffer.from(NOT_INSTALLED));
@@ -77,3 +60,29 @@ export default function (): Pick<SimpleGit, 'version'> {
       },
    };
 }
+
+const parsers: LineParser<VersionResult>[] = [
+   new LineParser(
+      /version (\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:\s*\((.+)\))?/,
+      (result, [major, minor, patch, agent = '']) => {
+         Object.assign(
+            result,
+            versionResponse(asNumber(major), asNumber(minor), asNumber(patch), agent)
+         );
+      }
+   ),
+   new LineParser(
+      /version (\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\D+)(.+)?$/,
+      (result, [major, minor, patch, agent = '']) => {
+         Object.assign(result, versionResponse(asNumber(major), asNumber(minor), patch, agent));
+      }
+   ),
+];
+
+function versionParser(stdOut: string) {
+   if (stdOut === NOT_INSTALLED) {
+      return notInstalledResponse();
+   }
+
+   return parseStringResponse(versionResponse(0, 0, 0, stdOut), parsers, stdOut);
+}
diff --git a/simple-git/test/unit/version.spec.ts b/simple-git/test/unit/version.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..223a56c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simple-git/test/unit/version.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { closeWithError, closeWithSuccess, newSimpleGit } from './__fixtures__';
+
+describe('version', () => {
+   it('sringifies to version', async () => {
+      const version = newSimpleGit().version();
+      await closeWithSuccess('git version 2.50.10 (Apple Git-133)');
+
+      expect(String(await version)).toBe('2.50.10');
+   });
+
+   it('detects missing', async () => {
+      const version = newSimpleGit().version();
+      await closeWithError('FAIL', -2);
+
+      expect(await version).toEqual({
+         installed: false,
+         major: 0,
+         minor: 0,
+         patch: 0,
+         agent: '',
+      });
+   });
+
+   it('parses apple', async () => {
+      const version = newSimpleGit().version();
+      await closeWithSuccess('git version 2.32.1 (Apple Git-133)');
+
+      expect(await version).toEqual({
+         installed: true,
+         major: 2,
+         minor: 32,
+         patch: 1,
+         agent: 'Apple Git-133',
+      });
+   });
+
+   it('parses git from source', async () => {
+      const version = newSimpleGit().version();
+      await closeWithSuccess('git version 2.37.GIT');
+
+      expect(await version).toEqual({
+         installed: true,
+         major: 2,
+         minor: 37,
+         patch: 'GIT',
+         agent: '',
+      });
+   });
+});