diff --git a/public/src/admin/extend/plugins.js b/public/src/admin/extend/plugins.js
index 5ebe8b8359..66ffc19d7f 100644
--- a/public/src/admin/extend/plugins.js
+++ b/public/src/admin/extend/plugins.js
@@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ define('admin/extend/plugins', function() {
 	};
 
 	Plugins.suggest = function(pluginId, callback) {
-		var nbbVersion = app.config.version;
+		var nbbVersion = app.config.version.match(/^\d\.\d\.\d/);
 		$.ajax('https://packages.nodebb.org/api/v1/suggest', {
 			type: 'GET',
 			data: {
 				package: pluginId,
-				version: nbbVersion
+				version: nbbVersion[0]
 			},
 			dataType: 'json'
 		}).done(function(payload) {