diff --git a/src/atom/parsers.rs b/src/atom/parsers.rs
index 8026dfe..16e8fb1 100644
--- a/src/atom/parsers.rs
+++ b/src/atom/parsers.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ pub fn version_operator<'a>() -> impl Parser<&'a str, Output = VersionOperator>
 }
 
 pub fn version_number<'a>() -> impl Parser<&'a str, Output = VersionNumber> {
-    numeric1().map(|output: &str| VersionNumber(output.to_string()))
+    numeric1()
+        .followed_by(opt(tag("*")))
+        .recognize()
+        .map(|output: &str| VersionNumber(output.to_string()))
 }
 
 pub fn version_suffix_kind<'a>() -> impl Parser<&'a str, Output = VersionSuffixKind> {
@@ -218,7 +221,15 @@ pub fn atom<'a>() -> impl Parser<&'a str, Output = Atom> {
             },
         )
         .verify_output(|atom| match (&atom.version_operator, &atom.version) {
-            (Some(_), Some(_)) => true,
+            (Some(VersionOperator::Eq), Some(_)) => true,
+            (Some(_), Some(version))
+                if !version
+                    .numbers()
+                    .iter()
+                    .any(|number| number.get().contains("*")) =>
+            {
+                true
+            }
             (None, None) => true,
             _ => false,
         })
@@ -323,4 +334,18 @@ mod test {
 
         atom().check_finished(it).unwrap();
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_atom_with_star_in_version() {
+        let it = InputIter::new("=foo/bar-1.2*");
+
+        atom().check_finished(it).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_atom_with_star_in_version_without_eq_version_operator() {
+        let it = InputIter::new(">=foo/bar-1.2*");
+
+        assert!(atom().check_finished(it).is_err());
+    }
 }