diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/TransmissionTests/TransmissionFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/TransmissionTests/TransmissionFixture.cs
index 1ca5e2c2d..0556528cf 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/TransmissionTests/TransmissionFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/Download/DownloadClientTests/TransmissionTests/TransmissionFixture.cs
@@ -346,5 +346,18 @@ public void should_fix_forward_slashes()
             items.Should().HaveCount(1);
             items.First().OutputPath.Should().Be(@"C:\Downloads\Finished\transmission\" + _title);
         }
+
+        [TestCase("2.84 ()")]
+        [TestCase("2.84+ ()")]
+        [TestCase("2.84 (other info)")]
+        [TestCase("2.84 (2.84)")]
+        public void should_version_should_only_check_version_number(String version)
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<ITransmissionProxy>()
+                  .Setup(s => s.GetVersion(It.IsAny<TransmissionSettings>()))
+                  .Returns(version);
+
+            Subject.Test();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Transmission/Transmission.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Transmission/Transmission.cs
index 08adef171..2288b2c28 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Transmission/Transmission.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/Transmission/Transmission.cs
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ private ValidationFailure TestConnection()
 
                 _logger.Debug("Transmission version information: {0}", versionString);
 
-                var versionResult = Regex.Replace(versionString, @"\([^)]*\)", "", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.Multiline).Trim();
+                var versionResult = Regex.Match(versionString, @"(?<!\(|(\d|\.)+)(\d|\.)+(?!\)|(\d|\.)+)").Value;
                 var version = Version.Parse(versionResult);
 
                 if (version < new Version(2, 40))