diff --git a/scripts/lint-packages.sh b/scripts/lint-packages.sh
index 47cf53624..6265ba6ad 100755
--- a/scripts/lint-packages.sh
+++ b/scripts/lint-packages.sh
@@ -168,7 +168,11 @@ lint_package() {
 
 		echo -n "TERMUX_PKG_VERSION: "
 		if [ -n "$TERMUX_PKG_VERSION" ]; then
-			echo "PASS"
+			if grep -qiP '^[0-9][0-9a-z+\-\.]*' <<< "$TERMUX_PKG_VERSION"; then
+				echo "PASS"
+			else
+				echo "INVALID (contains characters that are not allowed)"
+			fi
 		else
 			echo "NOT SET"
 			pkg_lint_error=true