diff --git a/l3build-check.lua b/l3build-check.lua
index a81d84a..3279f2c 100644
--- a/l3build-check.lua
+++ b/l3build-check.lua
@@ -171,10 +171,10 @@ local function normalize_log(content,engine,errlevels)
     -- Deal with dates
     if match(line, "[^<]%d%d%d%d[/%-]%d%d[/%-]%d%d") then
         line = gsub(line,"%d%d%d%d[/%-]%d%d[/%-]%d%d","....-..-..")
-        -- Classical LaTeX version strings
-        line = gsub(line,"v%d+%.?%d?%d?%w?","v...")
         -- Semantic version-like ones
         line = gsub(line,"v%d+%.%d+%.%d+[%d%a.+%-]*","v...")
+        -- Classical LaTeX version strings
+        line = gsub(line,"v%d+%.?%d?%d?%w?","v...")
     end
     -- Deal with leading spaces for file and page number lines
     line = gsub(line,"^ *%[(%d)","[%1")