diff --git a/__tests__/versionutil.test.ts b/__tests__/versionutil.test.ts
index a238688..b816013 100644
--- a/__tests__/versionutil.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/versionutil.test.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ describe('version tests', () => {
     '.2.3',
     '.2.x',
     '1',
-    '2.x',
     '*.*.1',
     '*.1',
     '*.',
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index aadf381..9febcc2 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -16869,20 +16869,14 @@ class DotNetVersionInfo {
             return;
         }
         //Note: No support for previews when using generic
-        let parts = version.split('.');
+        const parts = version.split('.');
         if (parts.length < 2 || parts.length > 3)
             this.throwInvalidVersionFormat();
         if (parts.length == 3 && parts[2] !== 'x' && parts[2] !== '*') {
             this.throwInvalidVersionFormat();
         }
-        let major = this.getVersionNumberOrThrow(parts[0]);
-        let minor;
-        if (parts[1] === 'x') {
-            minor = parts[1];
-        }
-        else {
-            minor = this.getVersionNumberOrThrow(parts[1]);
-        }
+        const major = this.getVersionNumberOrThrow(parts[0]);
+        const minor = ['x', '*'].includes(parts[1]) ? parts[1] : this.getVersionNumberOrThrow(parts[1]);
         this.fullversion = major + '.' + minor;
     }
     getVersionNumberOrThrow(input) {
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index 12113e6..0f3fc42 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class DotNetVersionInfo {
     }
 
     //Note: No support for previews when using generic
-    let parts: string[] = version.split('.');
+    const parts: string[] = version.split('.');
 
     if (parts.length < 2 || parts.length > 3) this.throwInvalidVersionFormat();
 
@@ -38,13 +38,8 @@ export class DotNetVersionInfo {
       this.throwInvalidVersionFormat();
     }
 
-    let major = this.getVersionNumberOrThrow(parts[0]);
-    let minor;
-    if (parts[1] === 'x') {
-      minor = parts[1];
-    } else {
-      minor = this.getVersionNumberOrThrow(parts[1]);
-    }
+    const major = this.getVersionNumberOrThrow(parts[0]);
+    const minor = ['x', '*'].includes(parts[1]) ? parts[1] : this.getVersionNumberOrThrow(parts[1]);
 
     this.fullversion = major + '.' + minor;
   }