diff --git a/semver-utils.js b/semver-utils.js
index e7a3a1f..ec502ce 100644
--- a/semver-utils.js
+++ b/semver-utils.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   //               | |                    |                                        |optional build prefixed by '+'
   var reSemver = /^v?((\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+))(?:-([\dA-Za-z\-]+(?:\.[\dA-Za-z\-]+)*))?(?:\+([\dA-Za-z\-]+(?:\.[\dA-Za-z\-]+)*))?$/
     //, reSemverRange = /\s*((\|\||\-)|(([<>~]?=?)\s*(v)?([0-9]+)(\.(x|[0-9]+))?(\.(x|[0-9]+))?(([\-+])([a-zA-Z0-9\.]+))?))\s*/g
-    , reSemverRange = /\s*((\|\||\-)|(([<>~^]*=?)\s*(v)?([0-9]+)(\.(x|\*|[0-9]+))?(\.(x|\*|[0-9]+))?(([\-+])([a-zA-Z0-9\.-]+))?))\s*/g
+    , reSemverRange = /\s*((\|\||\-)|(((?:(?:~?[<>]?)|\^?)=?)\s*(v)?([0-9]+)(\.(x|\*|[0-9]+))?(\.(x|\*|[0-9]+))?(([\-+])([a-zA-Z0-9\.-]+))?))\s*/g
     ;
 
   // Returns a new object with all of the undefined properties removed from the given object