diff --git a/src/atom/mod.rs b/src/atom/mod.rs
index 8da7468..3be42bb 100644
--- a/src/atom/mod.rs
+++ b/src/atom/mod.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ pub struct Version {
     rev: Option<VersionNumber>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct Wildcard;
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum SlotOperator {
     Eq,
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ pub struct Atom {
     blocker: Option<Blocker>,
     category: Category,
     name: Name,
-    version: Option<(VersionOperator, Version)>,
+    version: Option<(VersionOperator, Version, Option<Wildcard>)>,
     slot: Option<Slot>,
     #[get(kind = "deref")]
     usedeps: Vec<UseDep>,
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ impl Cpv {
 impl Atom {
     #[must_use]
     pub fn version_operator(&self) -> Option<VersionOperator> {
-        self.version.clone().map(|(oper, _)| oper)
+        self.version.clone().map(|(oper, _, _)| oper)
     }
 
     #[must_use]
@@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ impl Atom {
     #[must_use]
     pub fn into_cpv(self) -> Option<Cpv> {
         match self.version {
-            Some((_, version)) => Some(Cpv {
+            Some((_, version, _)) => Some(Cpv {
                 category: self.category,
                 name: self.name,
                 version,
@@ -639,8 +642,10 @@ impl fmt::Display for Atom {
         write!(f, "/")?;
         write!(f, "{}", self.name)?;
 
-        if let Some((_, version)) = self.version.as_ref() {
+        if let Some((_, version, None)) = self.version() {
             write!(f, "-{version}")?;
+        } else if let Some((_, version, Some(_))) = self.version() {
+            write!(f, "-{version}*")?;
         }
 
         if let Some(slot) = self.slot.as_ref() {
diff --git a/src/atom/parsers.rs b/src/atom/parsers.rs
index 6cd658e..7bcf5c6 100644
--- a/src/atom/parsers.rs
+++ b/src/atom/parsers.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
     atom::{
         Atom, Blocker, Category, Cp, Cpv, Name, Slot, SlotName, SlotOperator, UseDep,
         UseDepCondition, UseDepNegate, UseDepSign, Version, VersionNumber, VersionNumbers,
-        VersionOperator, VersionSuffix, VersionSuffixKind, VersionSuffixes,
+        VersionOperator, VersionSuffix, VersionSuffixKind, VersionSuffixes, Wildcard,
     },
     useflag::UseFlag,
 };
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ impl<'a> Parseable<'a, &'a str> for VersionNumbers {
 
     fn parser() -> Self::Parser {
         VersionNumber::parser()
-            .followed_by(tag("*").opt())
-            .recognize()
-            .map(|output: &str| VersionNumber(output.to_string()))
             .separated_by(tag("."))
             .at_least(1)
             .map(VersionNumbers)
@@ -307,33 +304,30 @@ impl<'a> Parseable<'a, &'a str> for Atom {
             .and(Category::parser())
             .and(Name::parser().preceded_by(tag("/")))
             .and(Version::parser().preceded_by(tag("-")))
+            .and(tag("*").map(|_| Wildcard).opt())
             .and(Slot::parser().preceded_by(tag(":")).opt())
             .and(usedeps())
+            .verify_output(|(((((((_, version_operator), _), _), _), star), _), _)| {
+                matches!(
+                    (version_operator, star),
+                    (VersionOperator::Eq, Some(_) | None) | (_, None)
+                )
+            })
             .map(
-                |((((((blocker, version_operator), category), name), version), slot), usedeps)| {
+                |(
+                    ((((((blocker, version_operator), category), name), version), star), slot),
+                    usedeps,
+                )| {
                     Atom {
                         blocker,
                         category,
                         name,
-                        version: Some((version_operator, version)),
+                        version: Some((version_operator, version, star)),
                         slot,
                         usedeps: usedeps.unwrap_or(Vec::new()),
                     }
                 },
-            )
-            .verify_output(|atom| match &atom.version {
-                Some((VersionOperator::Eq, _)) => true,
-                Some((_, version))
-                    if !version
-                        .numbers()
-                        .get()
-                        .iter()
-                        .any(|number| number.get().contains('*')) =>
-                {
-                    true
-                }
-                _ => false,
-            });
+            );
 
         with_version.or(without_version)
     }
@@ -513,6 +507,7 @@ mod test {
         let atoms = [
             "media-libs/libsdl2[haptitick(+),sound(+)vd,eio(+)]",
             "=kde-frameworks/kcodecs-6.19*86",
+            "=dev-ml/stdio-0.17*t:=[ocamlopt?]",
         ];
 
         for atom in atoms {