diff --git a/vcsh b/vcsh
index 183eb179b8a2922913550b3436175b4b266c38e5..6bdbca40a3d23ad79bbbaa3ce13347492e68694d 100755
--- a/vcsh
+++ b/vcsh
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ clone() {
   You should add files to your new repository."
 		exit
 	fi
-	GIT_VERSION_MAJOR=$(git --version | sed -n 's/.* \([0-9]\)\..*/\1/p' )
+	GIT_VERSION_MAJOR=$(git --version | sed -n 's/.* \([0-9]\+\)\..*/\1/p' )
 	if [ 1 -lt "$GIT_VERSION_MAJOR" ];then
 		git fetch origin "$VCSH_BRANCH"
 	else
@@ -477,8 +477,8 @@ write_gitignore() {
 	use
 	cd "$VCSH_BASE" || fatal "could not enter '$VCSH_BASE'" 11
 	local GIT_VERSION="$(git --version)"
-	local GIT_VERSION_MAJOR=$(echo $GIT_VERSION | sed -n 's/.* \([0-9]\)\..*/\1/p')
-	local GIT_VERSION_MINOR=$(echo $GIT_VERSION | sed -n 's/.* \([0-9]\)\.\([0-9]\)\..*/\2/p')
+	local GIT_VERSION_MAJOR=$(echo $GIT_VERSION | sed -n 's/.* \([0-9]\+\)\..*/\1/p')
+	local GIT_VERSION_MINOR=$(echo $GIT_VERSION | sed -n 's/.* \([0-9]\+\)\.\([0-9]\+\)\..*/\2/p')
 	OLDIFS=$IFS
 	IFS=$(printf '\n\t')
 	gitignores=$(for file in $(git ls-files); do