diff --git a/solcx/wrapper.py b/solcx/wrapper.py
index 2e2aceb..b5c12fe 100644
--- a/solcx/wrapper.py
+++ b/solcx/wrapper.py
@@ -8,13 +8,17 @@
 from solcx import install
 from solcx.exceptions import SolcError, UnknownOption, UnknownValue
 
+# (major.minor.patch)(nightly)(commit)
+VERSION_REGEX = r"(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)(?:-nightly.\d+.\d+.\d+|)(\+commit.\w+)"
+
 
 def _get_solc_version(solc_binary: Union[Path, str], with_commit_hash: bool = False) -> Version:
     # private wrapper function to get `solc` version
     stdout_data = subprocess.check_output([str(solc_binary), "--version"], encoding="utf8")
     try:
-        version_str = re.findall(r"\d+\.\d+\.\d+\+commit.\w+", stdout_data)[0]
-    except IndexError:
+        match = next(re.finditer(VERSION_REGEX, stdout_data))
+        version_str = "".join(match.groups())
+    except StopIteration:
         raise SolcError("Could not determine the solc binary version")
 
     version = Version.coerce(version_str)