diff --git a/tests/test_validators.py b/tests/test_validators.py
index 8123b4d..a008c5f 100644
--- a/tests/test_validators.py
+++ b/tests/test_validators.py
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 import pydantic
 import tum_esm_utils
+from tum_esm_utils.validators import StrictFilePath, StrictDirectoryPath, Version
 
 
 def test_strict_path_validators() -> None:
     class Config(pydantic.BaseModel):
-        f: tum_esm_utils.validators.StrictFilePath
-        d: tum_esm_utils.validators.StrictDirectoryPath
+        f: StrictFilePath
+        d: StrictDirectoryPath
 
     test_file = tum_esm_utils.files.rel_to_abs_path("../pyproject.toml")
     test_dir = tum_esm_utils.files.rel_to_abs_path("..")
 
     c = Config(f=test_file, d=test_dir)
-    assert isinstance(c.f, tum_esm_utils.validators.StrictFilePath)
+    assert isinstance(c.f, StrictFilePath)
     assert isinstance(c.f.root, str)
     assert set(c.model_dump().keys()) == {"f", "d"}
 
@@ -34,3 +35,49 @@ class Config(pydantic.BaseModel):
         {"f": "someinvalidfile", "d": "someinvaliddir"},
         context={"ignore-path-existence": True},
     )
+
+
+def test_version_validator() -> None:
+    for valid_string in [
+        "0.0.0", "1.2.3", "1.2.3-alpha.1", "1.2.3-alpha.30", "1.2.3-beta.2",
+        "1.2.3-rc.70"
+    ]:
+        v = Version(valid_string)
+        assert v.as_identifier() == valid_string
+        assert v.as_tag() == f"v{valid_string}"
+
+    for invalid_string in [
+        "0.0",
+        "1.2.3-alpha",
+        "1.2.3-alpha.1.2",
+        "1.2.3-beta.2.3",
+        "1.2.3-rc.70.1",
+        "1",
+        "-1.1.0",
+        "1.1.0-",
+        "1.1.0-alpha-",
+        "1.1.0-beta.",
+        "1.1.0-rc",
+    ]:
+        try:
+            v = Version(invalid_string)
+        except pydantic.ValidationError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            raise AssertionError(
+                f"ValidationError not raised for invalid version string '{invalid_string}'"
+            )
+
+    assert Version("1.2.3-alpha.1") > Version("1.2.3-alpha.0")
+    assert Version("1.2.3-alpha.1") < Version("1.2.3-alpha.2")
+    assert Version("1.2.3-alpha.1") == Version("1.2.3-alpha.1")
+    assert Version("1.2.3-alpha.1") != Version("1.2.3-alpha.2")
+    assert Version("1.2.3") > Version("1.2.2")
+    assert Version("1.2.3") < Version("1.2.4")
+    assert Version("10.2.3") > Version("1.2.3")
+    assert Version("10.6.9") < Version("10.7.8")
+    assert Version("10.6.9-alpha.1") > Version("10.6.8-beta.3")
+    assert Version("10.6.9-alpha.4") < Version("10.6.9-beta.3")
+    assert Version("10.6.9-alpha.4") < Version("10.6.9-rc.3")
+    assert Version("10.6.9-rc.4") > Version("10.6.9-beta.3")
+    assert Version("10.6.9-rc.4") < Version("10.6.9-rc.5")