diff --git a/scripts/buildtable.pl b/scripts/buildtable.pl
index 1e18d49a..596ab006 100755
--- a/scripts/buildtable.pl
+++ b/scripts/buildtable.pl
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ my %MiscField = (
 	'Requires' => undef,
 	'Proposed-Replacement' => undef,
 );
+my %VersionField = (
+	'Version' => undef,
+);
 my @FieldOrder = qw(
 	BIP
 	Layer
@@ -198,6 +201,8 @@ while (++$bipnum <= $topbip) {
 			die "Invalid date format in $fn" unless $val =~ /^20\d{2}\-(?:0[1-9]|1[0-2])\-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30|31)$/;
 		} elsif (exists $EmailField{$field}) {
 			$val =~ m/^(\S[^<@>]*\S) \<[^@>]*\@[\w.]+\.\w+\>$/ or die "Malformed $field line in $fn";
+		} elsif (exists $VersionField{$field}) {
+			$val =~ m/^(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)$/ or die "Malformed $field line in $fn";
 		} elsif (not exists $MiscField{$field}) {
 			die "Unknown field $field in $fn";
 		}