diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 87d1531..41591a6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
   "author": "Steve Lacy <me@slacy.me> (http://slacy.me)",
   "main": "./index.js",
   "dependencies": {
-    "bump-regex": "^2.2.0",
+    "bump-regex": "^2.3.0",
     "plugin-error": "^0.1.2",
     "plugin-log": "^0.1.0",
-    "semver": "^5.0.3",
+    "semver": "^5.3.0",
     "through2": "^2.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "mocha": "*",
     "should": "*",
-    "vinyl": "^1.1.1"
+    "vinyl": "^1.2.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "mocha --reporter spec"
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 264f207..f6023d1 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -135,6 +135,23 @@ describe('gulp-bump: JSON comparison fixtures', function() {
     bumpS.end();
   });
 
+  it('should update prerelease tags without a version', function(done) {
+    var fakeFile = new File({
+      contents: new Buffer('{ "version": "0.1.0-zeta"}'),
+      path: 'test/fixtures/test.json'
+    });
+
+    var bumpS = bump({type: 'patch'});
+
+    bumpS.once('data', function(newFile) {
+      should.exist(newFile);
+      JSON.parse(newFile.contents.toString()).version.should.equal('0.1.0');
+      return done();
+    });
+    bumpS.write(fakeFile);
+    bumpS.end();
+  });
+
   it('should return bumpData', function(done) {
     var fakeFile = new File({
       contents: new Buffer('{ "version": "0.1.0-zeta.1"}'),