diff --git a/classes/ChannelInfo.php b/classes/ChannelInfo.php
index c5eaf55aba..9e696e0b74 100644
--- a/classes/ChannelInfo.php
+++ b/classes/ChannelInfo.php
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ public function __construct(Upgrader $upgrader, UpgradeConfiguration $config, st
         $this->channel = $channel;
         $publicChannels = ['minor', 'major', 'rc', 'beta', 'alpha'];
 
-        preg_match('#([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)(?:\.[0-9]+){1,2}#', _PS_VERSION_, $matches);
-        $upgrader->branch = $matches[1];
+        $upgrader->branch = VersionUtils::splitPrestaShopVersion(_PS_VERSION_)['major'];
         $upgrader->channel = $channel;
 
         if (in_array($channel, $publicChannels)) {
diff --git a/classes/TaskRunner/Miscellaneous/CompareReleases.php b/classes/TaskRunner/Miscellaneous/CompareReleases.php
index 875db8caa6..018cda4080 100644
--- a/classes/TaskRunner/Miscellaneous/CompareReleases.php
+++ b/classes/TaskRunner/Miscellaneous/CompareReleases.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 use Exception;
 use PrestaShop\Module\AutoUpgrade\Parameters\UpgradeFileNames;
 use PrestaShop\Module\AutoUpgrade\TaskRunner\AbstractTask;
+use PrestaShop\Module\AutoUpgrade\VersionUtils;
 use PrestaShop\Module\AutoUpgrade\TaskRunner\ExitCode;
 
 /**
@@ -56,8 +57,7 @@ public function run(): int
                 $version = $this->container->getUpgradeConfiguration()->get('directory.version_num');
                 break;
             default:
-                preg_match('#([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)(?:\.[0-9]+){1,2}#', _PS_VERSION_, $matches);
-                $upgrader->branch = $matches[1];
+                $upgrader->branch = VersionUtils::splitPrestaShopVersion(_PS_VERSION_)['major'];
                 $upgrader->channel = $channel;
                 if ($this->container->getUpgradeConfiguration()->get('channel') == 'private' && !$this->container->getUpgradeConfiguration()->get('private_allow_major')) {
                     $upgrader->checkPSVersion(false, ['private', 'minor']);
diff --git a/classes/TaskRunner/Upgrade/Download.php b/classes/TaskRunner/Upgrade/Download.php
index de3b0425d2..08581ac2de 100644
--- a/classes/TaskRunner/Upgrade/Download.php
+++ b/classes/TaskRunner/Upgrade/Download.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 use PrestaShop\Module\AutoUpgrade\TaskRunner\ExitCode;
 use PrestaShop\Module\AutoUpgrade\UpgradeContainer;
 use PrestaShop\Module\AutoUpgrade\UpgradeTools\FilesystemAdapter;
+use PrestaShop\Module\AutoUpgrade\VersionUtils;
 
 /**
  * Download PrestaShop archive according to the chosen channel.
@@ -51,10 +52,8 @@ public function run(): int
         }
 
         $upgrader = $this->container->getUpgrader();
-        // regex optimization
-        preg_match('#([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)(?:\.[0-9]+){1,2}#', _PS_VERSION_, $matches);
         $upgrader->channel = $this->container->getUpgradeConfiguration()->get('channel');
-        $upgrader->branch = $matches[1];
+        $upgrader->branch = VersionUtils::splitPrestaShopVersion(_PS_VERSION_)['major'];
         if ($this->container->getUpgradeConfiguration()->get('channel') == 'private' && !$this->container->getUpgradeConfiguration()->get('private_allow_major')) {
             $upgrader->checkPSVersion(false, ['private', 'minor']);
         } else {
diff --git a/classes/TaskRunner/Upgrade/UpgradeNow.php b/classes/TaskRunner/Upgrade/UpgradeNow.php
index 694ecf2a1f..9cd50a57fb 100644
--- a/classes/TaskRunner/Upgrade/UpgradeNow.php
+++ b/classes/TaskRunner/Upgrade/UpgradeNow.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 use Exception;
 use PrestaShop\Module\AutoUpgrade\TaskRunner\AbstractTask;
 use PrestaShop\Module\AutoUpgrade\TaskRunner\ExitCode;
+use PrestaShop\Module\AutoUpgrade\VersionUtils;
 
 /**
  * very first step of the upgrade process. The only thing done is the selection
@@ -49,8 +50,8 @@ public function run(): int
         $channel = $this->container->getUpgradeConfiguration()->get('channel');
         $upgrader = $this->container->getUpgrader();
         $this->next = 'download';
-        preg_match('#([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)(?:\.[0-9]+){1,2}#', _PS_VERSION_, $matches);
-        $upgrader->branch = $matches[1];
+
+        $upgrader->branch = VersionUtils::splitPrestaShopVersion(_PS_VERSION_)['major'];
         $upgrader->channel = $channel;
         if ($this->container->getUpgradeConfiguration()->get('channel') == 'private' && !$this->container->getUpgradeConfiguration()->get('private_allow_major')) {
             $upgrader->checkPSVersion(false, ['private', 'minor']);
diff --git a/classes/UpgradeContainer.php b/classes/UpgradeContainer.php
index f937b4db13..b01f5d4a2a 100644
--- a/classes/UpgradeContainer.php
+++ b/classes/UpgradeContainer.php
@@ -324,8 +324,7 @@ public function getUpgrader(): Upgrader
             $this->getProperty(self::PS_VERSION),
             $fileLoader
         );
-        preg_match('#([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)(?:\.[0-9]+){1,2}#', $this->getProperty(self::PS_VERSION), $matches);
-        $upgrader->branch = $matches[1];
+        $upgrader->branch = VersionUtils::splitPrestaShopVersion($this->getProperty(self::PS_VERSION))['major'];
         $upgradeConfiguration = $this->getUpgradeConfiguration();
         $channel = $upgradeConfiguration->get('channel');
         switch ($channel) {
diff --git a/classes/UpgradeSelfCheck.php b/classes/UpgradeSelfCheck.php
index 7820419165..ea18b0cd96 100644
--- a/classes/UpgradeSelfCheck.php
+++ b/classes/UpgradeSelfCheck.php
@@ -454,13 +454,13 @@ public function getPhpCompatibilityRange(): ?array
         }
 
         if (version_compare($targetVersion, '8', '<')) {
-            $targetVersion = VersionUtils::getPrestashopMinorVersion($targetVersion);
+            $targetMinorVersion = VersionUtils::splitPrestaShopVersion($targetVersion)['minor'];
 
-            if (!isset($this::PRESTASHOP_17_PHP_REQUIREMENTS[$targetVersion])) {
+            if (!isset($this::PRESTASHOP_17_PHP_REQUIREMENTS[$targetMinorVersion])) {
                 return null;
             }
 
-            $range = $this::PRESTASHOP_17_PHP_REQUIREMENTS[$targetVersion];
+            $range = $this::PRESTASHOP_17_PHP_REQUIREMENTS[$targetMinorVersion];
         } else {
             try {
                 $range = $this->distributionApiService->getPhpVersionRequirements($targetVersion);
diff --git a/classes/VersionUtils.php b/classes/VersionUtils.php
index f8cd7d4ef4..f321c5edb1 100644
--- a/classes/VersionUtils.php
+++ b/classes/VersionUtils.php
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ public static function isActualPHPVersionCompatible()
     /**
      * @param string $version
      *
-     * @return string
+     * @return array{'major': string,'minor': string,'patch': string}|null
      */
-    public static function getPrestashopMinorVersion($version)
+    public static function splitPrestaShopVersion($version)
     {
         if (!is_string($version)) {
             throw new InvalidArgumentException('Version must be a string.');
@@ -128,18 +128,20 @@ public static function getPrestashopMinorVersion($version)
             throw new InvalidArgumentException('Version string cannot be empty.');
         }
 
-        if (!preg_match('/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?$/', $version)) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Invalid version format. Expected format: X.Y.Z or X.Y.Z.W');
-        }
+        preg_match(
+            '#^(?<patch>(?<minor>(?<major>([0-1]{1}\.[0-9]+)|([0-9]+))(?:\.[0-9]+){1})(?:\.[0-9]+){1})$#',
+            $version,
+            $matches
+        );
 
-        $parts = explode('.', $version);
-        $versionString = implode('.', $parts);
-        if (strlen($versionString) >= 8) {
-            $minorVersionParts = array_slice($parts, 0, 3);
-        } else {
-            $minorVersionParts = array_slice($parts, 0, 2);
+        if (empty($matches)) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Invalid version format. Expected format: X.Y.Z or X.Y.Z.W');
         }
 
-        return implode('.', $minorVersionParts);
+        return [
+            'major' => $matches['major'],
+            'minor' => $matches['minor'],
+            'patch' => $matches['patch'],
+        ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/VersionUtilsTest.php b/tests/unit/VersionUtilsTest.php
index a11ad6d601..50025e5bd4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/VersionUtilsTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/VersionUtilsTest.php
@@ -103,23 +103,26 @@ public function testGetPhpMajorMinorVersionId()
         $this->assertSame(PHP_MAJOR_VERSION * 10000 + PHP_MINOR_VERSION * 100, $version);
     }
 
-    public function testGetPrestashopMinorVersion()
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider providerOfPrestaShopVersions
+     */
+    public function testSplitOfPrestaShopVersion(string $inputVersion, array $expected)
     {
-        $version = VersionUtils::getPrestashopMinorVersion('1.7.8.11');
+        $version = VersionUtils::splitPrestaShopVersion($inputVersion);
 
-        $this->assertSame('1.7.8', $version);
-
-        $version = VersionUtils::getPrestashopMinorVersion('8.1.5');
-
-        $this->assertSame('8.1', $version);
-
-        $version = VersionUtils::getPrestashopMinorVersion('8.1.5');
-
-        $this->assertSame('8.1', $version);
-
-        $version = VersionUtils::getPrestashopMinorVersion('10.1.5');
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $version);
+    }
 
-        $this->assertSame('10.1', $version);
+    public function providerOfPrestaShopVersions()
+    {
+        return [
+            ['1.6.1.12', ['major' => '1.6', 'minor' => '1.6.1', 'patch' => '1.6.1.12']],
+            ['1.7.8.11', ['major' => '1.7', 'minor' => '1.7.8', 'patch' => '1.7.8.11']],
+            ['8.1.5', ['major' => '8', 'minor' => '8.1', 'patch' => '8.1.5']],
+            ['8.1.5', ['major' => '8', 'minor' => '8.1', 'patch' => '8.1.5']],
+            ['9.0.0', ['major' => '9', 'minor' => '9.0', 'patch' => '9.0.0']],
+            ['10.1.5', ['major' => '10', 'minor' => '10.1', 'patch' => '10.1.5']],
+        ];
     }
 
     public function testGetPrestashopMinorVersionFailForBadType()
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ public function testGetPrestashopMinorVersionFailForBadType()
         $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('Version must be a string.');
 
-        VersionUtils::getPrestashopMinorVersion(1);
+        VersionUtils::splitPrestaShopVersion(1)['minor'];
     }
 
     public function testGetPrestashopMinorVersionFailForEmptyString()
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ public function testGetPrestashopMinorVersionFailForEmptyString()
         $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('Version string cannot be empty.');
 
-        VersionUtils::getPrestashopMinorVersion('');
+        VersionUtils::splitPrestaShopVersion('')['minor'];
     }
 
     public function testGetPrestashopMinorVersionFailForIncorrectEntryFormatV1()
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@ public function testGetPrestashopMinorVersionFailForIncorrectEntryFormatV1()
         $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('Invalid version format. Expected format: X.Y.Z or X.Y.Z.W');
 
-        VersionUtils::getPrestashopMinorVersion('1');
+        VersionUtils::splitPrestaShopVersion('1')['minor'];
     }
 
     public function testGetPrestashopMinorVersionFailForIncorrectEntryFormatV2()
@@ -151,6 +154,6 @@ public function testGetPrestashopMinorVersionFailForIncorrectEntryFormatV2()
         $this->expectException(InvalidArgumentException::class);
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('Invalid version format. Expected format: X.Y.Z or X.Y.Z.W');
 
-        VersionUtils::getPrestashopMinorVersion('1.7.7.10.1');
+        VersionUtils::splitPrestaShopVersion('1.7.7.10.1')['minor'];
     }
 }