diff --git a/source/general/format_version.json b/source/general/format_version.json
index 6a192757..22284b55 100644
--- a/source/general/format_version.json
+++ b/source/general/format_version.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "$id": "format_version",
   "title": "Format Version",
   "description": "A version that tells minecraft what type of data format can be expected when reading this file.",
-  "pattern": "^(1)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)$",
+  "pattern": "^([1-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)$",
   "type": "string",
   "enum": ["1.17.40", "1.17.30", "1.17.0", "1.16.0", "1.15.0", "1.14.0", "1.13.0", "1.12.0", "1.10.0", "1.8.0"]
 }